TY - JOUR AU - Obšteter, Jana AU - Holl, Justin AU - Hickey, John M. AU - Gorjanc, Gregor PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/18 TI - AlphaPart—R implementation of the method for partitioning genetic trends JO - Genetics Selection Evolution SP - 30 VL - 53 IS - 1 AB - In this paper, we present the AlphaPart R package, an open-source implementation of a method for partitioning breeding values and genetic trends to identify the contribution of selection pathways to genetic gain. Breeding programmes improve populations for a set of traits, which can be measured with a genetic trend calculated from estimated breeding values averaged by year of birth. While sources of the overall genetic gain are generally known, their realised contributions are hard to quantify in complex breeding programmes. The aim of this paper is to present the AlphaPart R package and demonstrate it with a simulated stylized multi-tier breeding programme mimicking a pig or poultry breeding programme. SN - 1297-9686 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-021-00600-x DO - 10.1186/s12711-021-00600-x ID - Obšteter2021 ER -