Abstract

Pooling of pedigree and phenotype data from different countries may improve the accuracy of derived indicators of both genetic diversity and genetic merit of traits of interest. This study demonstrates significant migration of individuals of four pedigree dog breeds between Sweden and the United Kingdom. Correlations of estimates of genetic merit (estimated breeding values, EBVs) for the Federation Cynologique Internationale and the British Veterinary Association and Kennel Club evaluations of hip dysplasia (HD) were strong and favourable, indicating that both scoring schemes capture substantially the same genetic trait. Therefore pooled use of phenotypic data on hip dysplasia would be expected to improve the accuracy of EBV for HD in both countries due to increased sample data. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords

Canine; Hip dysplasia; Scoring scheme; Genetic correlation; Breeding values

Published in

Veterinary Journal
2013, Volume: 197, number: 3, pages: 873-875
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU Authors

• Fikse, Freddy

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Genetics and Breeding


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.04.025

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/54317