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Modeling genetic differences of combined broiler chicken populations in single-step GBLUP.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2021
Bermann Matias, Lourenco Daniela, Breen Vivian, Hawken Rachel, Brito Lopes Fernando, Misztal Ignacy
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The introduction of animals from a different environment or population is a common practice in commercial livestock populations. In this study, we modeled the inclusion of a group of external birds into a local broiler chicken population for the purpose of genomic evaluations. The pedigree was composed of 242,413 birds and genotypes were available for 107,216 birds. A five-trait model that included one growth,...
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