Genomic selection in a pig population including information from slaughtered full sibs of boars within a sib-testing program

Genomic selection is becoming a common practise in dairy cattle, but only few works have studied its introduction in pig selection programs. Results described for this species are highly dependent on the considered traits and the specific population structure. This paper aims to simulate the impact...

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Main Authors: A.B. Samorè, L. Buttazzoni, M. Gallo, V. Russo, L. Fontanesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002924