'Health traits' presentation slideshows

Selection for Disease Resistance

Selection for Disease Resistance. Gert Pedersen Aamand Nordic Cattle Genetic Evaluation. Why breeding for resistance?. Low heritability Expensive recording system However: Large genetic variability Reasonable reliability (large daughter groups, genomic selection)

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Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cattle Health

Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cattle Health. Overview. Response to selection using field-recorded traits is efficient and well-documented. Herd owners are interested in healthy, longer-lived cows. Genetic variability exists for health traits of economic interest. Overview.

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Introduction

Genomic evaluation of low-heritability traits: dairy cattle health as a model. John B. Cole 1,* , Kristen L. Parker Gaddis 2 , Francesco Tiezzi 2 , John S. Clay 3 , and Christian Maltecca 2 1 Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory , Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville , MD, USA

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Introduction

Introduction.

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