Reliability of genomic evaluation for egg quality traits in layers

Reliability of genomic evaluation for egg quality traits in layers

Abstract Background Genomic evaluation, based on the use of thousands of genetic markers in addition to pedigree and phenotype information, has become the standard evaluation methodology in dairy cattle breeding programmes over the past several years. Despite the many differences between dairy cattl...

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Main Authors: David Picard Druet, Amandine Varenne, Florian Herry, Frédéric Hérault, Sophie Allais, Thierry Burlot, Pascale Le Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Laying hens
Egg quality
Genomic evaluation
Accuracy
Single step
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-0820-2

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