Methods to detect selection history in a population under ongoing directional selection.

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The aim of animal breeding is to select the genetically best animals to improve the performance of future generations for a specific breeding goal. Knowledge of the (indirect) selection history of new traits is valuable before adding it to the breeding goal. Two methods have been developed to assess the selection history: BayesS estimates a parameter (s) that reflects the relationship between estimated additive...

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