[PDF][PDF] Current status of genomic evaluation

I Misztal, D Lourenco, A Legarra - Journal of Animal Science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Early application of genomic selection relied on SNP estimation with phenotypes or de-
regressed proofs (DRP). Chips of 50k SNP seemed sufficient for an accurate estimation of …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Unknown-parent groups and metafounders in single-step genomic BLUP

Y Masuda, PM VanRaden, S Tsuruta… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Single-step genomic BLUP (ssGBLUP) is a method for genomic prediction that integrates
matrices of pedigree (A) and genomic (G) relationships into a single unified additive …

Genomic investigation of milk production in Italian buffalo

A Cesarani, S Biffani, A Garcia… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of genomic selection in the Italian
Mediterranean water buffalo, which is farmed mainly in the south Italy for milk, and …

[PDF][PDF] Emerging issues in genomic selection

I Misztal, I Aguilar, D Lourenco, L Ma… - Journal of animal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Genomic selection (GS) is now practiced successfully across many species. However, many
questions remain, such as long-term effects, estimations of genomic parameters, robustness …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic information allows for more accurate breeding values for milkability in dual-purpose Italian Simmental cattle

A Cesarani, A Garcia, J Hidalgo, L Degano… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Milkability is a trait related to the milking efficiency of an animal, and it is a component of the
herd profitability. Due to its economic importance, milkability is currently included in the …

[HTML][HTML] The use of milk mid-infrared spectroscopy to improve genomic prediction accuracy of serum biomarkers

I Van den Berg, PN Ho, TDW Luke… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Breeding objectives in the dairy industry have shifted from being solely focused on
production to including fertility, animal health, and environmental impact. Increased serum …

Beef trait genetic parameters based on old and recent data and its implications for genomic predictions in Italian Simmental cattle

A Cesarani, J Hidalgo, A Garcia… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to evaluate the changes in variance components over time to identify a
subset of data from the Italian Simmental (IS) population that would yield the most …

Genetic variance estimation over time in broiler breeding programmes for growth and reproductive traits

BS Sosa-Madrid, G Maniatis, N Ibáñez-Escriche… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Quantitative genetics theory postulates that genetic variance in closed
populations under directional selection can considerably decrease. As genetic variance …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in genetic parameters for milk yield and heat tolerance in the Thai Holstein crossbred dairy population under different heat stress levels and over …

P Sungkhapreecha, I Misztal, J Hidalgo, Y Steyn… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to investigate changes in genetic parameters for milk yield
(MY) and heat tolerance of the crossbred Thai Holstein Friesian population under different …

Temporal and genomic analysis of additive genetic variance in breeding programmes

LAC Lara, I Pocrnic, TP Oliveira, RC Gaynor, G Gorjanc - Heredity, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic variance is a central parameter in quantitative genetics and breeding. Assessing
changes in genetic variance over time as well as the genome is therefore of high interest …