The value of cloning in MOET nucleus breeding schemes for dairy cattle
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Production
- Vol. 48 (1) , 31-35
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100003755
Abstract
The value of cloning in MOET nucleus breeding schemes has to be considered within the constraint of fixed resources. Under this constraint cloning was found to add to genetic progress only when (i) the heritability is low and (ii) it is used at the expense of a reduction in the number of bull families. This course would exacerbate inbreeding and other potential problems with MOET. All other options for using clones lead to a reduction in genetic progress due to a loss of selection intensity that is not made up for by gains in selection accuracy.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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