Effect of increasing accuracy of genomic evaluations on economic efficiency of dairy cattle breeding programmes

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing accuracy of genomic selection, achieved by larger training set, on the economic efficiency of breeding programme in dairy cattle. A deterministic model compatible with the Iranian Holstein population, was developed. Gene flow method was...

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Main Authors: Sara Azizian, Abdol Ahad Shadparvar, Navid Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh, Sahereh Joezy-Shekalgorabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1210484