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Implementing a genomic rotational crossbreeding scheme to promote local dairy cattle breeds-A simulation study.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2021
Stock J, Esfandyari H, Hinrichs D, Bennewitz J
Abstract excerpt
In dairy cattle breeding, there is a clear trend toward the use of only a few high-yielding breeds. One main reason is that efficient breeding programs require a certain population size. Since some numerically small breeds are well known for their functional traits, they might be an interesting crossing partner for high-yielding breeds with the aim to utilize heterosis. This simulation study investigated the...
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