Volume Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production


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C. Patry and Ducrocq, V., “How to select the best bulls worldwide for a particular national market?”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 001, 2014. (45.08 KB)
B. Santos, Byrne, T., Visser, B., Bryant, J., and Amer, P. R., “Factors Affecting Rankings of Dairy Bulls across New Zealand Dairy Farm Systems”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 002, 2014. (130.9 KB)
C. D. Quinton, Kennedy, D., Stachowicz, K., and Miller, S. P., “Economic Breeding Objectives for Canadian Lamb”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 003, 2014. (131.23 KB)
G. Rose, Mulder, H. A., van der Werf, J. H. J., and van Arendonk, J. A. M., “Optimal breeding strategies for sheep should consider variation in feed availability”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 004, 2014. (109.15 KB)
S. Østergaard, Ettema, J., Hjortø, L., Pedersen, J., and Sørensen, M. K., “Multiple regression and mediator variables can be used to avoid double counting when economic values are derived using stochastic herd simulation”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 005, 2014. (69.5 KB)
S. M. Mbuku, Kosgey, I. S., Mwai, O., and Kahi, A. K., “Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 006, 2014. (100.32 KB)
P. W. Knap, “Pig Breeding Goals in Competitive Markets”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 007, 2014. (464.37 KB)
J. C. M. Dekkers and van der Werf, J. H. J., “Breeding Goals and Phenotyping Programs for Multi-Trait Improvement in the Genomics Era”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 008, 2014. (745.44 KB)
R. Banks, “Who Benefits from Genetic Improvement?”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 009, 2014. (90.47 KB)
C. Fuerst, Pfeiffer, C., Schwarzenbacher, H., Steininger, F., and Fuerst-Waltl, B., “Comparison of Different Methods to Calculate a Total Merit Index - Results of a Simulation Study”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 010, 2014. (104.8 KB)
M. Besson, Komen, H., Vandeputte, M., Aubin, J., de Boer, I., and van Arendonk, J. A. M., “Economic and Environmental Impacts of Improving Growth Rate and Feed Efficiency in Fish Farming Depend on Nitrogen and Density Limitation”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 011, 2014. (126.3 KB)
X. Shen and Hill, W. G., “Opportunities for improvement of phenotypic variability: influence of direct vs epistatic effects”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 012, 2014. (105.13 KB)
N. Widyas, Jensen, J., and Nielsen, V. H., “Estimation of genetic variance components including mutation and epistasis using Bayesian approach in a selection experiment on body weight in mice”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 013, 2014. (101.76 KB)
H. A. Mulder, Hill, W. G., and Knol, E. F., “Genetic Variance in Environmental Variance leads to non-linear Relationships between Traits with Application to Birth Weight and Survival in Piglets”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 014, 2014. (125.96 KB)
I. van Grevenhof and van der Werf, J. H. J., “Design of Reference Populations for Genomic Selection in Crossbreeding Programs”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 015, 2014. (158.52 KB)
P. Bijma and Bastiaansen, J. W. M., “The Standard Error of the Estimated Purebred-Crossbred Genetic Correlation”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 016, 2014. (130.89 KB)
J. Jenko, Gorjanc, G., Mészáros, G., Whitelaw, B. C. A., Woolliams, J. A., Cleveland, M. A., and Hickey, J. M., “Use of Genome Editing in Animal Breeding Programs”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 017, 2014. (101.68 KB)
J. A. Woolliams, Nirea, K. G., and Meuwissen, T. H. E., “Predicting Gain the Sustainable Way and its Relevance to Genomic Selection”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 018, 2014. (260.26 KB)
A. Mäki-Tanila and Hill, W. G., “Contribution of gene-gene interaction to genetic variation and its utilisation by selection”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 019, 2014. (208.49 KB)
T. H. E. Meuwissen, Sonesson, A. K., and Ødegård, J., “The basis of genetic relationships in the era of genomic selection”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 020, 2014. (149.08 KB)
G. Mészáros, Gorjanc, G., Jenko, J., Woolliams, J. A., and Hickey, J. M., “Selection on Recombination Rate to Increase Genetic Gain”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 021, 2014. (149.44 KB)
H. Liu, Sørensen, A. Christian, and Berg, P., “Optimum Contribution Selection Combined with Weighting Rare Favourable Alleles increases long-term genetic gain”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 022, 2014. (269.4 KB)
B. S. Dagnachew and Meuwissen, T. H. E., “An Iterative Algorithm for Optimum Contribution Selection in Large Scale Breeding Programs”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 023, 2014. (182.5 KB)
D. M. Howard, Pong-Wong, R., Knap, P. W., Kremer, V. D., and Woolliams, J. A., “The structural impact of implementing Optimal Contribution selection in a commercial pig breeding population”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 024, 2014. (205.54 KB)
T. Granleese, Clark, S., and van der Werf, J. H. J., “Increased genetic gains in sheep breeding programs from using female reproductive technologies combined with genomic selection”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 025, 2014. (120.82 KB)
T. O. Okeno, Henryon, M., and Sørensen, A. Christian, “DIMINISHING MARGINAL RETURNS FROM GENOMIC SELECTION AS MORE SELECTION CANDIDATES ARE PHENOTYPED”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, vol. Genetic Improvement Programs: Breeding objectives, economics of selection schemes, and advances in selection theory, p. 026, 2014. (239.46 KB)