Sentence examples for selection programme in the from inspiring English sources

Is the decline in scrapie prevalence as found in Figure 3 simply a direct result of the reduction (by the ram selection programme) in the frequency of susceptible genotypes, or has the programme also led to a population effect?

Growth is typically the first trait to be selected in a new selection programme and, in many breeding programmes, the only trait to be selected.

The data also suggest that the inclusion of visceral fat percentage in a selection programme would thwart the negative effect of fat concentrated in the visceral cavity and increase the dressing percentage.

The stage of recombination in a recurrent selection programme requires fulfilling the condition of panmixia.

In response to these needs, there has been a worldwide shift towards more emphasis on functional traits in selection programmes over the past 15 years.

It was first introduced into South Africa in 1911 from the selection programme of Luther Burbank in California.

Also, this study provides valuable information in terms of genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits which can be used for genetic evaluation and in designing selection programmes for the Lleyn breed.

The results of scenario b3 demonstrate that using cryobank bulls has a significant impact on the selected traits and on genetic diversity only if a relatively large change is implemented in the selection programme (i.e. introducing a new trait formerly negatively selected but subsequently accounting for more than 50% of EBV).

Besides large abattoir or fallen stock screening programmes (which are very costly) and genetic selection programmes (the effects of which appear slowly in the general population), an intermediate approach centred on the flock may be proposed.

Preliminary activities in a Selection Programme have been underway since the beginning of 2005.

If these loci were used in a marker-assisted selection programme to select for progeny bearing firmer fruit, this would have the unintentional consequence of selecting, high dry matter content, later maturing apples.