Controlling inbreeding and maximizing genetic gain using semi-definite programming with pedigree-based and genomic relationships

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6143-6152

  Schierenbeck, S ^a,b   Pimentel, E C G ^c   Tietze, M ^a,c   Korte J ^d   Reents, R ^b   Reinhardt, F ^b   Simianer, H ^a   Konig S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung wV VIT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Optimum genetic contribution; Pedigree and genomic relationship

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 82155170578     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4574     Document Type: Article

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