"The United States Pork Industry is an important source of income in rural America, and its continued profitability and success can be facilitated through genetic improvement for a variety of production and health traits. Prediction of genomic breeding values (GEBV) based on high density genotypes has the potential to increase genetic progress.The overall objective of this dissertation was to describe the structure of linkage disequilibrium (LD) across the pig genome, assess the potential of genotype imputation from low to high density genotypes, and estimate accuracy of genomic prediction in pure-bred pig populations using either observed or imputed high density genotypes... " -- Abstract.
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