Validation of reaction norm breeding values for robustness in Australian sheep.
Dominic L WatersSam A ClarkDaniel J BrownSamuel F WalkomJulius H J van der WerfPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2024)
Slope estimated breeding values (EBV) obtained using reaction norm models were predictive of the phenotypic robustness of progeny across different environments and were consistent for sires with progeny in two different datasets. Selection based on reaction norm EBV could be used to increase the robustness of a population to environmental variation.