Article
SNP- and haplotype-based single-step genomic predictions for body weight, wool, and reproductive traits in North American Rambouillet sheep.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Mar 2023
Araujo Andre C, Carneiro Paulo L S, Oliveira Hinayah R, Lewis Ronald M, Brito Luiz F
Abstract excerpt
Rambouillet sheep are commonly raised in extensive grazing systems in the US, mainly for wool and meat production. Genomic evaluations in US sheep breeds, including Rambouillet, are still incipient. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of performing genomic prediction of breeding values for various traits in Rambouillet sheep based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) or haplotypes (fitted as...
Topics
- Sheep
- Animals
- Haplotypes
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Wool
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Sheep, Domestic
- Birth Weight
- North America
