A new approach for efficient genotype imputation using information from relatives

M Sargolzaei, JP Chesnais, FS Schenkel - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Genotype imputation can help reduce genoty** costs particularly for
implementation of genomic selection. In applications entailing large populations, recovering …

Evaluation of measures of correctness of genotype imputation in the context of genomic prediction: a review of livestock applications

MPL Calus, AC Bouwman, JM Hickey, RF Veerkamp… - animal, 2014 - cambridge.org
In livestock, many studies have reported the results of imputation to 50k single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) genotypes for animals that are genotyped with low-density SNP …

Optimizing low-cost genoty** and imputation strategies for genomic selection in Atlantic salmon

S Tsairidou, A Hamilton, D Robledo… - G3: Genes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Genomic selection enables cumulative genetic gains in key production traits such as
disease resistance, playing an important role in the economic and environmental …

Genotype imputation to improve the cost-efficiency of genomic selection in farmed Atlantic salmon

HY Tsai, O Matika, SMK Edwards… - G3: Genes, genomes …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Genomic selection uses genome-wide marker information to predict breeding values for
traits of economic interest, and is more accurate than pedigree-based methods. The …

Genome-Wide Association Study and Cost-Efficient Genomic Predictions for Growth and Fillet Yield in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

GM Yoshida, JP Lhorente, K Correa… - G3: Genes …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fillet yield (FY) and harvest weight (HW) are economically important traits in Nile tilapia
production. Genetic improvement of these traits, especially for FY, are lacking, due to the …

Accuracy of imputation to whole-genome sequence data in Holstein Friesian cattle

R van Binsbergen, MCAM Bink, MPL Calus… - Genetics Selection …, 2014 - Springer
Background The use of whole-genome sequence data can lead to higher accuracy in
genome-wide association studies and genomic predictions. However, to benefit from whole …

Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression from European mouflon into domestic sheep

M Barbato, F Hailer, P Orozco-terWengel, J Kijas… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) became extinct from mainland Europe after the Neolithic, but
remnant populations from the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia have been …

Linkage disequilibrium over short physical distances measured in sheep using a high‐density SNP chip

JW Kijas, L Porto‐Neto, S Dominik, A Reverter… - Animal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between genetic loci has implications for both
association studies and the accuracy of genomic prediction. To characterise the persistence …

Estimation of linkage disequilibrium in four US pig breeds

YM Badke, RO Bates, CW Ernst, C Schwab, JP Steibel - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background The success of marker assisted selection depends on the amount of linkage
disequilibrium (LD) across the genome. To implement marker assisted selection in the swine …

Imputation to whole-genome sequence using multiple pig populations and its use in genome-wide association studies

S van den Berg, J Vandenplas, FA van Eeuwijk… - Genetics Selection …, 2019 - Springer
Background Use of whole-genome sequence data (WGS) is expected to improve
identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL). However, this requires imputation to WGS, often …