Maximizing crossbred performance through purebred genomic selection

Table 2 Simulated scenarios

Scenarios	Selection criterion		Training population structure
	Breed A	Breed B
Reference scenario	GEBVP	GEBVP	Separate
Scenario 1	GEBVC	GEBVP	Separate
Scenario 2	GEBVC	GEBVC	Separate
Scenario 3	GEBVC	GEBVP	Common
Scenario 4	GEBVC	GEBVC	Common

GEBVP: selection in purebred breeds A and B is based on genomic estimated breeding value for purebred performance; GEBVC: selection in purebred breeds A and B is based on genomic estimated breeding value for crossbred performance; separate training means that each breed had its own training set; common stands for the combination of animals from breeds A and B to estimate marker effects.

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