Impact of applying sex sorted semen on the selection proportion of the sire of dams selection pathway in a nucleus program

Objective In a nucleus breeding scheme, the sire of dam’s pathway plays an important role in producing genetic improvement. Selection proportion is the key parameter for predicting selection intensity, through truncating the normal distribution. Semen sexing using flow cytometry reduces the number o...

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Main Authors: Sahereh Joezy-Shekalgorabi, Albert De Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-09-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-9-1387.pdf