Article
Single-step SNPBLUP evaluation in six German beef cattle breeds.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Sept 2023
Adekale Damilola, Alkhoder Hatem, Liu Zengting, Segelke Dierck, Tetens Jens
Abstract excerpt
The implementation of genomic selection for six German beef cattle populations was evaluated. Although the multiple-step implementation of genomic selection is the status quo in most national dairy cattle evaluations, the breeding structure of German beef cattle, coupled with the shortcoming and complexity of the multiple-step method, makes single step a more attractive option to implement genomic selection in...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Body Weight
- Nonoxynol
- Pedigree
