Effects of Incorporating Dry Matter Intake and Residual Feed Intake into a Selection Index for Dairy Cattle Using Deterministic Modeling [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The inclusion of feed efficiency in the breeding goal for dairy cattle has been discussed for many years. The effects of incorporating feed efficiency into a selection index were assessed by indirect selection (dry matter intake) and direct selection ...
Kerry Houlahan +12 more
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Identification of Superior Barley Genotypes Using Selection Index of Ideal Genotype (SIIG) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The main objective of the study was to evaluate and select the superior barley genotypes based on grain yield and some pheno-morphological traits using a new proposed selection index (SIIG).
Hassan Zali +8 more
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Implementation of Feed Efficiency in Iranian Holstein Breeding Program
Animals, 2023 This study aimed to evaluate the economic impact of improving feed efficiency on breeding objectives for Iranian Holsteins. Production and economic data from seven dairy herds were used to estimate the economic values of different traits, and a meta ...
Sara Nadri +4 more
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Strategy for Selection of Drought-Tolerant Arabica Coffee Genotypes in Brazil
Agronomy, 2022 This study aimed to establish a strategy for drought-tolerant selection in Arabica coffee genotypes in Brazil, combining field trials under natural conditions with controlled growth condition experiments.
Vânia Aparecida Silva +10 more
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A Genomic Selection Index Applied to Simulated and Real Data. [PDF]
G3 (Bethesda), 2015 Ceron-Rojas JJ +9 more
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New strategy for evaluating grain cooking quality of progenies in dry bean breeding programs [PDF]
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2017 The methodology available for evaluating the cooking quality of dry beans is impractical for assessing a large number of progenies. The aims of this study were to propose a new strategy for evaluating cooking quality of grains and to estimate genetic and
Bruna Line Carvalho +3 more
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Genetic parameters and selection of Brachiaria decumbens hybrids for agronomic traits and resistance to spittlebugs [PDF]
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2015 The objective of this work was to estimate genetic parameters for agronomic traits and resistance to spittlebugs in B. decumbens hybrids and to select the ones with best performance.
Rogério Gonçalves Mateus +6 more
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Animals, 2021 The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for several female fertility criteria and to choose the most suitable selection index in Spanish Florida and Payoya goat breeds.
Chiraz Ziadi +5 more
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Genomic Prediction for Twin Pregnancies
Animals, 2021 Twinning is a multifactorial trait influenced by both genetic and environmental factors that can negatively impact animal welfare and economic sustainability on commercial dairy operations. To date, using genetic selection as a tool for reducing twinning
Shaileen P. McGovern +6 more
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Genomic Prediction for Abortion in Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows
Animals, 2022 Abortion in dairy cattle causes great economic losses due to reduced animal health, increase in culling rates, reduction in calf production, and milk yield, among others. Although the etiology of abortions can be of various origins, previous research has
Robert Wijma +7 more
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