Improving the accuracy of genomic prediction for meat quality traits using whole genome sequence data in pigs.
Zhanwei ZhuangJie WuYibin QiuDonglin RuanRongrong DingCineng XuShenping ZhouYuling ZhangYiyi LiuFucai MaJifei YangYing SunEnqin ZhengMing YangGengyuan CaiJie YangZhenfang WuPublished in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2023)
Overall, estimation of heritability for meat quality traits can benefit from the use of WGS data. This study showed the superiority of using WGS data to genetically improve pork quality in genomic prediction.