Evaluation of genomic selection models using whole genome sequence data and functional annotation in Belgian Blue cattle
GS with large panels of functional variants selected from WGS data allowed a significant increase in reliability compared to the official genomic evaluation approach. However, the benefits of using WGS and functional data remained modest, indicating that there is still room for improvement, for example by further refining the functional annotation in the BBC breed.
Authors
- Tom Druet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-1706)
- Michel Georges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-2375)
- Haruko Takeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8455-6887)
- José Luis Gualdrón Duarte
- Wouter Coppieters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8109-7825)
- Alain Gillon
- Can Yuan
Institutions
- University of Liège (BE)
- Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics Selection Evolution
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-025-00955-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.27
Funders
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles