Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27296
Title: Single-Step Genetic Evaluations in the Australian Sheep Industry
Contributor(s): Brown, D J  (author)orcid ; Swan, A A  (author)orcid ; Boerner, V  (author); Li, L  (author)orcid ; Gurman, P M  (author)orcid ; McMillan, A J  (author)orcid ; van der Werf, J H J  (author)orcid ; Chandler, H R (author); Tier, B  (author); Banks, R G  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27296
Open Access Link: http://www.wcgalp.org/proceedings/2018/single-step-genetic-evaluations-australian-sheep-industryOpen Access Link
Abstract: The main benefit of genomic selection for Australian sheep is to increase the accuracy of estimates of genetic merit for hard to measure traits including carcass, adult wool and reproduction traits. An extensive genotyped reference population, combined with a significant number of genotyped and phenotyped animals from ram breeding flocks enables genomic predictions with improved accuracies. Genomically enhanced breeding values have now been transitioned from a mixture of blending and independent single-trait single-step methods into full multiple-trait single-step analyses covering most traits evaluated. Key challenges to achieve this were: weighting of pedigree and genomic information, achieving acceptable run times, and estimation of breeding value accuracy from genomic contributions. The new analyses have been shown to significantly improve the prediction of progeny performance across most traits. Future developments will evaluate alternate models for incorporating genomic information, ability to include genotyped animals without any pedigree and phenotypic information, and development of single-step analyses for reproduction traits.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: WCGALP 2018: 11th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Auckland, New Zealand, 11th - 16th February, 2018
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, v.11, p. 1-8
Publisher: Massey University
Place of Publication: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830310 Sheep - Meat
830311 Sheep - Wool
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100412 Sheep for meat
100413 Sheep for wool
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.wcgalp.org/proceedings/2018
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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