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Table 1 Overview of the breeds used in the different reference populations and as selection candidates

From: Empirical and deterministic accuracies of across-population genomic prediction

 

Reference population

Predicted individuals

Scenario

Breed(s)

Nb of individuals

Breed

Nb of individuals

Base

HF

1032/981-9821

HF

1/51-521

1

HF

1033

GWH

105

2

HF + MRY

1180

GWH

105

3

HF

1033

MRY

147

4

HF + GWH

1138

MRY

147

  1. 1Deterministic formulas used leave-one-out cross-validation, empirical calculations used 20 fold cross-validation using 20 groups of 51 or 52 individuals due to computational reasons; HF = Holstein-Friesian; MRY = Meuse-Rhine-Yssel; GWH = Groninger White Headed.