Single-step genomic evaluations from theory to practice: using SNP chips and sequence data in BLUPF90

D Lourenco, A Legarra, S Tsuruta, Y Masuda, I Aguilar… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Single-step genomic evaluation became a standard procedure in livestock breeding, and
the main reason is the ability to combine all pedigree, phenotypes, and genotypes available …

[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 …

Metafounders are related to F st fixation indices and reduce bias in single-step genomic evaluations

CA Garcia-Baccino, A Legarra, OF Christensen… - Genetics Selection …, 2017 - Springer
Background Metafounders are pseudo-individuals that encapsulate genetic heterozygosity
and relationships within and across base pedigree populations, ie ancestral populations …

[HTML][HTML] Multibreed genomic evaluation for production traits of dairy cattle in the United States using single-step genomic best linear unbiased predictor

A Cesarani, D Lourenco, S Tsuruta, A Legarra… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Official multibreed genomic evaluations for dairy cattle in the United States are based on
multibreed BLUP evaluation followed by single-breed estimation of SNP effects. Single-step …

Dimensionality of genomic information and performance of the Algorithm for Proven and Young for different livestock species

I Pocrnic, DAL Lourenco, Y Masuda… - Genetics Selection …, 2016 - Springer
Background A genomic relationship matrix (GRM) can be inverted efficiently with the
Algorithm for Proven and Young (APY) through recursion on a small number of core …

Multi-population genomic relationships for estimating current genetic variances within and genetic correlations between populations

YCJ Wientjes, P Bijma, J Vandenplas, MPL Calus - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Relationships between individuals are important to estimate genetic variances within a
population and covariances between populations. Here, Wientjes..... Different methods are …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic predictions for crossbred dairy cattle

PM VanRaden, ME Tooker, TCS Chud… - Journal of Dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Genomic evaluations are useful for crossbred as well as purebred populations when
selection is applied to commercial herds. Dairy farmers had already spent more than $1 …

Genomic evaluation for a three-way crossbreeding system considering breed-of-origin of alleles

CA Sevillano, J Vandenplas, JWM Bastiaansen… - Genetics Selection …, 2017 - Springer
Background Genomic prediction of purebred animals for crossbred performance can be
based on a model that estimates effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in …

Studies on inflation of GEBV in single-step GBLUP for type

I Misztal - Interbull Bulletin, 2017 - journal.interbull.org
The purpose of this study was to evaluate sources of inflation of GEBV in single-step GBLUP
(ssGBLUP) evaluations. Tests involved 10 102 702 records of 18 type traits from 6 930 618 …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic prediction in Nordic Red dairy cattle considering breed origin of alleles

A Guillenea, G Su, M Sand, E Karaman - Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the reliability of genomic prediction (GP) using breed origin of alleles
(BOA) approach in the Nordic Red (RDC) population, which has an admixed population …