Novel optimum contribution selection methods accounting for conflicting objectives in breeding programs for livestock breeds with historical migration.
Yu WangJörn BennewitzRobin WellmannPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2017)
For local breeds with historical introgressions, current breeding programs should focus on increasing genetic gain and controlling inbreeding, as well as maintaining the genetic originality of the breeds and the diversity of native alleles via the inclusion of MC and kinship at native alleles in the OCS process.