Estimated genetic parameters for all genetically evaluated traits in Canadian Holsteins.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20227
Abstract: Genetic improvement is a crucial tool to deal with the increasing demand for high quality, sustainably produced dairy. Breeding programs are based on genetic parameters, such as heritability and genetic correlations, for economically important traits… read more here.
Keywords: traits canadian; genetic parameters; genetically evaluated; estimated genetic ... See more keywords
Understanding factors influencing the estimated genetic variance and the distribution of breeding values
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1000228
Abstract: This study investigated the main factors influencing the genetic variance and the variance of breeding values (EBV). The first is the variance of genetic values in the base population, and the latter is the variance… read more here.
Keywords: estimated genetic; genetic variance; factors influencing; main factors ... See more keywords