Chapter 12: The structure of breeding programs

Breeding programs aim at generating genetic improvement in a population. In breeding programs a permanent selection response is created for the breeding goal traits by collection of information on selection candidates, estimation of breeding values, selection among selection candidates in combination with a mating scheme for these candidates. Thus, the genetic improvement generated by the selection of animals in phase 5 in the breeding program is disseminated in phase 6: the structure of breeding programs.

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