Article ; Online: Pedigree diversity and implications for genetic selection of Katahdin sheep.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie
2023 Volume 141, Issue 3, Page(s) 304–316
Abstract: The Katahdin hair breed gained popularity in the United States as low input and prolific, with a propensity to exhibit parasite resistance. With the introduction of genomically enhanced estimated breeding values (GEBV) to the Katahdin genetic evaluation, ...
Abstract | The Katahdin hair breed gained popularity in the United States as low input and prolific, with a propensity to exhibit parasite resistance. With the introduction of genomically enhanced estimated breeding values (GEBV) to the Katahdin genetic evaluation, defining the diversity present in the breed is pertinent. Utilizing pedigree records (n = 92,030) from 1984 to 2019 from the National Sheep Improvement Program, our objectives were to (i) estimate the completeness and quality of the pedigree, (ii) calculate diversity statistics for the whole pedigree and relevant reference subpopulations and (iii) assess the impact of current diversity on genomic selection. Reference 1 was Katahdins born from 2017 to 2019 (n = 23,494), while reference 2 was a subset with at least three generations of Katahdin ancestry (n = 9327). The completeness of the whole pedigree, and the pedigrees of reference 1 and reference 2, were above 50% through the fourth, fifth and seventh generation of ancestors, respectively. Effective population size (N |
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MeSH term(s) | Sheep/genetics ; Animals ; Genetic Variation ; Pedigree ; Inbreeding ; Population Density ; Selection, Genetic |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-12-18 |
Publishing country | Germany |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 631363-2 |
ISSN | 1439-0388 ; 0044-3581 ; 0931-2668 ; 1742-4488 |
ISSN (online) | 1439-0388 |
ISSN | 0044-3581 ; 0931-2668 ; 1742-4488 |
DOI | 10.1111/jbg.12842 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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