Article
A comparison of genetic and genomic breeding values in Saanen and Alpine goats.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Apr 2024
Negro A, Cesarani A, Cortellari M, Bionda A, Fresi P, Macciotta N P P, Grande S, Biffani S, Crepaldi P
Abstract excerpt
Nowadays, several countries are developing or adopting genomic selection in the dairy goat sector. The most used method to estimate breeding values is Single-Step Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (ssGBLUP) which offers several advantages in terms of computational process and accuracy of the estimated breeding values (EBVs). Saanen and Alpine are the predominant dairy goat breeds in Italy, and both have...
Topics
- Female
- Animals
- Genome
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Milk
- Phenotype
- Goats
- Pedigree
- Models, Genetic