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Molecular genetics for livestock improvement – brave new world or false dawn?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

M.E. Goddard  and
B. Hayes
M.E. Goddard*
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
B. Hayes
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Email:[email protected]
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Genetic improvement of livestock is largely the result of selection based on estimated breeding values (EBVs) calculated from data on phenotypes and pedigrees. This technology has been very successful without using data on the individual genes responsible for genetic variation. For several years experiments have mapped genes affecting economic traits or quantitative trait loci (QTL) to chromosomal regions using genetic markers. Unfortunately this information has not lead to a substantial increase in the rate of genetic improvement.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 283
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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References

Meuwissen, T. H. E., Hayes, B. J. and Goddard, M. E. 2001. Prediction of total genetic value using genome-wide dense marker maps. Genetics 157, 1819–1829.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed