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As expected, imputation accuracy based on crossbreds was lower than imputation based on purebred Merinos.
Thus, predicting GEBVC based on purebred data is more difficult than predicting GEBVP on such data.
The range of imputation accuracies based on crossbreds was also much larger compared to imputation based on purebred Merinos.
The objective of this study was to assess empirically and systematically the accuracy of genomic prediction based on purebred and crossbred data.
The objective of this simulation study was to investigate the benefits of applying GS to select purebred animals for CP, based on purebred phenotypic and genotypic information.
The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of genomic prediction for purebred sires based on purebred, crossbred, or combined purebred and crossbred reference populations.
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While both purebreds and crossbreds can provide informative breed haplotypes for imputation of a purebred target animal, the higher accuracy that was obtained based on purebreds can be explained by the larger number of informative haplotypes.
Our current study was based on well-designed subsets of that data to allow clear comparisons of reference populations based on purebreds and combinations of purebred and two-breed crosses.
The results showed higher imputation accuracy for purebred Merinos when based on a purebred reference set compared to a reference set based on crossbred Merinos or other breeds.
Results of this study confirm those findings by using a more specific design with comparisons based on only purebreds or purebreds combined with two-breed crosses in the reference population.
The average imputation accuracy based on 1000 purebred Merino was equal to 0.91 and increased from 0.93 and 0.96 based on 2000 and 3000 purebred Merinos, respectively.
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