Maternal effect

Multibreed genetic evaluation in bovines using simulated data employing a composite population

A. L. Bocchi, Oliveira, H. N., Ferraz, J. B. S., Eler, J. P., Bocchi, A. L., Oliveira, H. N., Ferraz, J. B. S., and Eler, J. P., Multibreed genetic evaluation in bovines using simulated data employing a composite population, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Genetic evaluations in Brazil are performed within each animal breed; however, with the wide range of extant genetic groups in the country and the increased use of genetic crossing as a form of rapid meat production, more elaborate programs that can jointly evaluate animals of different genetic groups are needed. Genetic evaluation of a composite breed is difficult because of the variation in the genetic composition of a given herd, as well as the inclusion of non-additive genetic effects among breeds that can be important for selecting traits in certain breed combinations.

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