Genome-wide Association Study (GWAS) and Its Application for Improving the Genomic Estimated Breeding Values (GEBV) of the Berkshire Pork Quality Traits

The missing heritability has been a major problem in the analysis of best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP). We introduced the traditional genome-wide association study (GWAS) into the BLUP to improve the heritability estimation. We analyzed eight pork quality traits of the Berkshire breeds using GW...

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Main Authors: Young-Sup Lee, Hyeonsoo Jeong, Mengistie Taye, Hyeon Jeong Kim, Sojeong Ka, Youn-Chul Ryu, Seoae Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2015-11-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-28-11-1551.pdf