Short communication: Genomic selection using a multi-breed, across-country reference population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2625-2630

  Pryce, J E ^a   Gredler, B ^b   Bolormaa, S ^a   Bowman, P J ^a   Egger Danner, C ^c   Fuerst, C ^c   Emmerling, R ^d   Solkner J ^b   Goddard, M E ^a,e   Hayes, B J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

^d Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (Grub)   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fleckvieh; Genomic selection; Holstein; Jersey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; GENOME; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79955120614     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3719     Document Type: Article

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