Towards assessing indirect genetic effects in dairy cattle
We could estimate IGE in dairy cattle with high accuracy and precision in a simulated population of 10,000 phenotyped cows distributed over 50-200 herds. A smaller IGE variance led to less precise estimates and lower breeding value accuracies. Ignoring information about the intensity of contact in the model would be worse than using imprecise intensities, and using technology that also monitors the direction of contact may be beneficial to estimate variance components of IGE.
Authors
- F Fikse
- Piter Bijma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-9131)
- I. Hansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7877-4135)
- Lars Rönnegård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1057-5401)
Institutions
- Dalarna University (SE)
- Scotland's Rural College (GB)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics Selection Evolution
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-025-00988-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82
Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet