Search Results - "Dekkers, Jack CM"

Accuracies of genomic breeding values in American Angus beef cattle using K-means clustering for cross-validation by Saatchi, Mahdi, McClure, Mathew C, McKay, Stephanie D, Rolf, Megan M, Kim, JaeWoo, Decker, Jared E, Taxis, Tasia M, Chapple, Richard H, Ramey, Holly R, Northcutt, Sally L, Bauck, Stewart, Woodward, Brent, Dekkers, Jack C M, Fernando, Rohan L, Schnabel, Robert D, Garrick, Dorian J, Taylor, Jeremy F

“…Genomic selection is a recently developed technology that is beginning to revolutionize animal breeding. The objective of this study was to estimate marker…”
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Genomic selection of purebreds for crossbred performance by Ibánez-Escriche, Noelia, Fernando, Rohan L, Toosi, Ali, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…One of the main limitations of many livestock breeding programs is that selection is in pure breeds housed in high-health environments but the aim is to…”
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Breeding value prediction for production traits in layer chickens using pedigree or genomic relationships in a reduced animal model by Wolc, Anna, Stricker, Chris, Arango, Jesus, Settar, Petek, Fulton, Janet E, O'Sullivan, Neil P, Preisinger, Rudolf, Habier, David, Fernando, Rohan, Garrick, Dorian J, Lamont, Susan J, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…Genomic selection involves breeding value estimation of selection candidates based on high-density SNP genotypes. To quantify the potential benefit of genomic…”
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Persistence of accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values over generations in layer chickens by Wolc, Anna, Arango, Jesus, Settar, Petek, Fulton, Janet E, O'Sullivan, Neil P, Preisinger, Rudolf, Habier, David, Fernando, Rohan, Garrick, Dorian J, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…The predictive ability of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) originates both from associations between high-density markers and QTL (Quantitative Trait…”
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Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Wolc, Anna, Ducro, Bart J, Frankena, Klaas, Garrick, Dorian J, Dekkers, Jack C M, van Arendonk, Johan A M

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity is a common allergic disease in horse populations worldwide. Insect bite hypersensitivity is affected by both environmental and…”
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Mapping QTL affecting resistance to Marek's disease in an F6 advanced intercross population of commercial layer chickens by Heifetz, Eliyahu M, Fulton, Janet E, O'Sullivan, Neil P, Arthur, James A, Cheng, Hans, Wang, Jing, Soller, Morris, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…Marek's disease (MD) is a T-cell lymphoma of chickens caused by the Marek's disease virus (MDV), an oncogenic avian herpesvirus. MD is a major cause of…”
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Analysis of porcine transcriptional response to Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis suggests novel targets of NFkappaB are activated in the mesenteric lymph node by Wang, Yanfang, Couture, Oliver P, Qu, Long, Uthe, Jolita J, Bearson, Shawn M D, Kuhar, Daniel, Lunney, Joan K, Nettleton, Dan, Dekkers, Jack C M, Tuggle, Christopher K

“…Specific knowledge of the molecular pathways controlling host-pathogen interactions can increase our understanding of immune response biology as well as…”
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A gene frequency model for QTL mapping using Bayesian inference by He, Wei, Fernando, Rohan L, Dekkers, Jack Cm, Gilbert, Helene

“…Information for mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) comes from two sources: linkage disequilibrium (non-random association of allele states) and…”
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Extent and consistency of linkage disequilibrium and identification of DNA markers for production and egg quality traits in commercial layer chicken populations by Abasht, Behnam, Sandford, Erin, Arango, Jesus, Settar, Petek, Fulton, Janet E, O'Sullivan, Neil P, Hassen, Abebe, Habier, David, Fernando, Rohan L, Dekkers, Jack C M, Lamont, Susan J

“…The genome sequence and a high-density SNP map are now available for the chicken and can be used to identify genetic markers for use in marker-assisted…”
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Haplotype inference in crossbred populations without pedigree information by Coster, Albart, Heuven, Henri C M, Fernando, Rohan L, Dekkers, Jack C M

“…Current methods for haplotype inference without pedigree information assume random mating populations. In animal and plant breeding, however, mating is often…”
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Interval mapping of quantitative trait loci with selective DNA pooling data by WANG, Jing, KOEHLER, Kenneth J, DEKKERS, Jack C. M

“…Selective DNA pooling is an efficient method to identify chromosomal regions that harbor quantitative trait loci (QTL) by comparing marker allele frequencies…”
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Prospects for sustainability of pig production in relation to climate change and novel feed resources by Rauw, Wendy M, Rydhmer, Lotta, Kyriazakis, Ilias, Øverland, Margareth, Gilbert, Hélène, Dekkers, Jack CM, Hermesch, Susanne, Bouquet, Alban, Gómez Izquierdo, Emilio, Louveau, Isabelle, Gomez‐Raya, Luis

“…Pig production systems provide multiple benefits to humans. However, the global increase in meat consumption has profound consequences for our earth. This…”
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class of Bayesian methods to combine large numbers of genotyped and non-genotyped animals for whole-genome analyses by Fernando, Rohan L, Dekkers, Jack CM, Garrick, Dorian J

“…BACKGROUND: To obtain predictions that are not biased by selection, the conditional mean of the breeding values must be computed given the data that were used…”
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Comparison of methods for analysis of selective genotyping survival data by MCELROY, Joseph P, ZHANG, Wuyan, KOEHLER, Kenneth J, LAMONT, Susan J, DEKKERS, Jack C. M

“…Survival traits and selective genotyping datasets are typically not normally distributed, thus common models used to identify QTL may not be statistically…”
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Associations of myostatin gene polymorphisms with performance and mortality traits in broiler chickens by YE, Xianghai, BROWN, Stewan R, NONES, Katia, COUTINHO, Luiz L, DEKKERS, Jack C. M, LAMONT, Susan J

“…Myostatin is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth. We evaluated effects of myostatin polymorphisms in three elite commercial broiler chicken lines on…”
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Optimizing purebred selection for crossbred performance using QTL with different degrees of dominance by DEKKERS, Jack C. M, CHAKRABORTY, Reena

“…A method was developed to optimize simultaneous selection for a quantitative trait with a known QTL within a male and a female line to maximize crossbred…”
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A method to optimize selection on multiple identified quantitative trait loci by Chakraborty, R. ((Iowa State University Ames (Etats Unis). Department of Animal Science)), Moreau, L, Dekkers, J.C.M

“…A mathematical approach was developed to model and optimize selection on multiple known quantitative trait loci (QTL) and polygenic estimated breeding values…”
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Optimal selection on two quantitative trait loci with linkage by DEKKERS, Jack C. M, CHAKRABORTY, Reena, MOREAU, Laurence

“…A mathematical approach to optimize selection on multiple quantitative trait loci (QTL) and an estimate of residual polygenic effects was applied to selection…”
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A study on the minimum number of loci required for genetic evaluation using a finite locus model by TOTIR, Liviu R, FERNANDO, Rohan L, DEKKERS, Jack C. M, FERNANDEZ, Soledad A

“…For a finite locus model, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods can be used to estimate the conditional mean of genotypic values given phenotypes, which is…”
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Genomic selection of purebred animals for crossbred performance in the presence of dominant gene action by Zeng, Jian, Toosi, Ali, Fernando, Rohan L, Dekkers, Jack CM, Garrick, Dorian J

“…BACKGROUND: Genomic selection is an appealing method to select purebreds for crossbred performance. In the case of crossbred records, single nucleotide…”
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