A common reference population from four European Holstein populations increases reliability of genomic predictions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Size of the reference population and reliability of phenotypes are crucial factors influencing the reliability of genomic predictions. It is therefore useful to combine closely related populations. Increased accuracies of genomic pre...

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Main Authors: Lund Mogens S, de Roos Adrianus PW, de Vries Alfred G, Druet Tom, Ducrocq Vincent, Fritz Sébastien, Guillaume François, Guldbrandtsen Bernt, Liu Zenting, Reents Reinhard, Schrooten Chris, Seefried Franz, Su Guosheng
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/43/1/43