Conference abstract, 2018
SNPMace – A meta-analysis to estimate SNP effects by combining results from multiple countries
Goddard, M.E.; Jighly, A.; Benhajali, Haifa; Jorjani, Hossein; Liu, Z.Abstract
Selection of bulls and cows is increasingly made on genomic estimated breeding values (GEBVs) calculated from their SNP genotypes and the estimated effects of each SNP. To obtain the most accurate GEBVs a large training population of animals with phenotypes and genotypes is needed. For some traits, some breeds and some countries such a large training population is not available. In these cases it would increase the accuracy of GEBVs if information from multiple countries and breeds were combined. This paper describes a meta-analysis to combine SNP effects from multiple countries. A project to test this procedure is under way and, if successful, may result in a new Interbull service.Keywords
genomic estimated breeding values (GEBVs); SNP genotypes; selection; cattle; cows; bullsPublished in
Interbull bulletin2018, number: 54, pages: 1-6
Conference
INTERBULL Meeting. Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 25 - 26, 2018Authors' information
Goddard, M.E.
University of Melbourne
Jighly, A.
Agriculture Victoria
Benhajali, Haifa (Splittorff, Haifa)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Liu, Z.
IT solutions for animal production (vit)
UKÄ Subject classification
Genetics and Breeding
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/102664