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Dairy cattle: Within breed selection systems (Work package 1.1)

Work package 1.1 'Development of WITHIN BREED selection systems to improve animal health, product quality and performance traits; comparing genome-wide and traditional quantitative-genetic selection' is divided into the following sub work packages.

  • WP 1.1.0 Management
  • WP 1.1.1 STAGE 1 Expanded phenotyping of Swiss Brown Cattle and parameter estimation for traits required in organic and ‘low input’ systems
  • WP 1.1.2 STAGE 2 Genotyping of Swiss Brown Cattle and estimation of genomic breeding values
  • WP 1.1.3 STAGE 3 Design a genome-wide selection scheme for the Swiss Brown Cattle subpopulation used in ‘low input’ systems; quantification of genetic diversity impacts of GS

Contact: Anna Bieber, FiBL, Switzerland