Marker-assisted selection can reduce true as well as pedigree-estimated inbreeding

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2214-2223

  Pedersen, L D ^a,b,c   Sorensen A C ^a   Berg, P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AgroTech Institute for Agro Technology and Food Innovation   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Founder representation; Inbreeding; Marker assisted selection; Mendelian selection differential

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; INBREEDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651146491     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1616     Document Type: Article

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