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Title: | A decade of Sheep Genetics: what have we achieved? | Contributor(s): | Collison, C E (author); Brown, D J (author) ; Gill, J S (author); Chandler, H R (author); Apps, R (author); Swan, A A (author) ; Banks, R G (author) | Publication Date: | 2018 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27298 | Open Access Link: | http://www.wcgalp.org/proceedings/2018/decade-sheep-genetics-what-have-we-achieved | Abstract: | Sheep Genetics (SG) was established to deliver a national across flock genetic evaluation to the Australian sheep industry, including the LAMBPLAN system for terminal sire and maternal breeds, and a newly integrated single across-flock analysis for Merinos. Since its inception SG has continually made significant developments and updates to the evaluations and services it provides. These include the development of new traits, across breed analysis for maternal breeds, utilisation of genomic information, and implementation of single-step genomic methods in routine analyses. SG has also been involved in many extension activities to increase the quality of genetic evaluation data and in the use of Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) to increase genetic gain. This paper aims to describe the development of the genetic evaluation, adoption and extension achieved and some of the challenges for SG over the past decade (2007 to 2017). | 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. 1-7 | 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 |
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Appears in Collections: | Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) Conference Publication |
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