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| العنوان: |
Marker Density and Models to Improve the Accuracy of Genomic Selection for Growth and Slaughter Traits in Meat Rabbits. |
| المؤلفون: |
Li, Wenjie, Li, Wenqiang, Song, Zichen, Gao, Zihao, Xie, Kerui, Wang, Yubing, Wang, Bo, Hu, Jiaqing, Zhang, Qin, Ning, Chao, Wang, Dan, Fan, Xinzhong |
| المصدر: |
Genes; Apr2024, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p454, 13p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
RABBIT meat, WHOLE genome sequencing, RABBIT breeding, HERITABILITY, GENETIC correlations, DENSITY |
| مستخلص: |
The selection and breeding of good meat rabbit breeds are fundamental to their industrial development, and genomic selection (GS) can employ genomic information to make up for the shortcomings of traditional phenotype-based breeding methods. For the practical implementation of GS in meat rabbit breeding, it is necessary to assess different marker densities and GS models. Here, we obtained low-coverage whole-genome sequencing (lcWGS) data from 1515 meat rabbits (including parent herd and half-sibling offspring). The specific objectives were (1) to derive a baseline for heritability estimates and genomic predictions based on randomly selected marker densities and (2) to assess the accuracy of genomic predictions for single- and multiple-trait linear mixed models. We found that a marker density of 50 K can be used as a baseline for heritability estimation and genomic prediction. For GS, the multi-trait genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) model results in more accurate predictions for virtually all traits compared to the single-trait model, with improvements greater than 15% for all of them, which may be attributed to the use of information on genetically related traits. In addition, we discovered a positive correlation between the performance of the multi-trait GBLUP and the genetic correlation between the traits. We anticipate that this approach will provide solutions for GS, as well as optimize breeding programs, in meat rabbits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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