Economic optimization of full-sib test group size and genotyping effort in a breeding program for Atlantic salmon

• Published in: Genetics Selection Evolution
• Main Authors: Janssen, Kasper, Saatkamp, Helmut W., Calus, Mario P. L., Komen, Hans
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2019
• Subjects: Research Article; Slaughter; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6724325/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31481013; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-019-0491-5

BACKGROUND: Breeding companies may want to maximize the rate of genetic gain from their breeding program within a limited budget. In salmon breeding programs, full-sibs of selection candidates are subjected to performance tests for traits that cannot be recorded on selection candidates. While margin...