Integration of beef cattle international pedigree and genomic estimated breeding values into national evaluations, with an application to the Italian Limousin population

Abstract Background International evaluations combine data from different countries allowing breeders to have access to larger panels of elite bulls and to increase the accuracy of estimated breeding values (EBV). However, international and national evaluations can use different sources of informati...

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Main Authors: Renzo Bonifazi, Mario P. L. Calus, Jan ten Napel, Roel F. Veerkamp, Stefano Biffani, Martino Cassandro, Simone Savoia, Jérémie Vandenplas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00813-2