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Genetic response and inbreeding with different selection methods and mating designs for nucleus breeding programs of dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 1994
Leitch H W, Smith C, Burnside E B, Quinton M
Abstract excerpt
Stochastic simulation was used to study the effect of selection and mating strategy on rates of genetic response and inbreeding with a closed nucleus breeding program for juvenile and adult schemes with 8 males and 64 females selected to produce 1024 progeny (512 females). Selection strategies considered using all available information or only individual and sibling records. Selection of sires was either...
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