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Contact person for... - dr. YCJ (Yvonne) Wientjes
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Is genomic selection able to maintain genetic gain in the future?
| A recent study conducted by several researchers from Animal Breeding and Genomics (ABG) and the Laboratory of Genetics of Wageningen University &... -
Possibility to estimate the genetic correlation between populations unbiasedly
| The genetic correlation between populations is a critical parameter that determines whether it is useful to combine information from multiple... -
Yvonne Wientjes receives a VENI grant from TTW-NWO
| Animal breeding is essential for achieving the required production of food in the future. Classical selection is based on measured performances of... -
The purebred-crossbred correlation shows that crossbred information is important to optimize pig breeding programs
| Production animals in pigs are generally crossbred animals, while selection takes place in purebred animals. That is why the genetic correlation...