The effect of genomic information on optimal contribution selection in livestock breeding programs

Samuel A Clark, Brian P Kinghorn, John M Hickey, Julius Hj van der Werf

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Long-term benefits in animal breeding programs require that increases in genetic merit be balanced with the need to maintain diversity (lost due to inbreeding). This can be achieved by using optimal contribution selection. The availability of high-density DNA marker information enables the incorporation of genomic data into optimal contribution selection but this raises the question about how this information affects the balance between genetic merit and diversity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)44
JournalGenetics Selection Evolution
Volume45
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2013

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