Balanced selection on purebred and crossbred performance increases gain in crossbreds
Abstract Background Genomic selection can be applied to select purebreds for crossbred performance (CP). The average performance of crossbreds can be considered as the summation of two components, i.e. the breed average (BA) of the parental breeds and heterosis (H) present in crossbreds. Selection o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-018-0379-9 |