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Title:   Author  item
                                            SCHENKEL, F - UNIV OF GUELPHitem
                                            SARGOLZAEI, M - UNIV OF GUELPHitem
                                            KISTEMAKER, G - CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORKitem
                                            JANSEN, G - DEKOPPEL CONSULTINGitem
                                            SULLIVAN, P - CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORKitem
                                            VAN DOORMAAL, B - CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORKitem
                                            Vanraden, Paulitem
                                            Wiggans, George
  Submitted to: Interbull Annual Meeting Proceedings
                                    Publication Type: Proceedings
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 12/28/2008
                                    Publication  Date: 1/28/2009
                                    Citation: Schenkel, F.S., Sargolzaei, M., Kistemaker, G., Jansen, G.B., Sullivan, P., Van Doormaal, B.J., Van Raden, P.M., Wiggans, G.R. 2009. Reliability of Genomic Evaluation of Holstein Cattle in Canada. Interbull Annual Meeting Proceedings. Uppsala, Sweden, Jan. 26–29, 8 pp.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: Researchers in Canada and the United States have been collaborating to develop and implement genomic evaluations aiming to fully integrate them into their national genetic evaluations for dairy cattle in 2009. A total of 44 Canadian traits were analyzed for 12,913 Holstein animals.  For 43 out of 44 traits, the observed reliability of genomic predictions based on both domestic and official data sets was higher than the reliability of parent average (PA). The gain in reliability over PA was more pronounced when bulls from other countries were included. For production traits the average gain was 0.29 using all bulls and 0.16 points using only domestic bulls. For type traits the average gains were 0.18 and 0.12 points, respectively. Including additional bulls in the future will result in even larger gains in reliabilities.


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