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Table 2 Selection criteria and genotyped cohorts for the simulated scenarios

From: Analysis of different genotyping and selection strategies in laying hen breeding programs

Scenario

Generation interval (weeks)

Selection method

Genotyped individuals (number genotyped in each generation)

OCS

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Long generation interval

 1

longGI-m:Ped-f:Pheno

63

63

Pedigree

Phenotypic

No

 2

longGI-m:Ped-f:Ped

63

63

Pedigree

Pedigree

No

 3

longGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:Pheno-Geno:M

63

63

ssGBLUP

Phenotypic

Candidates (800)

-

No

 4

longGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:Pheno-Geno:M&Fsel

63

63

ssGBLUP

Phenotypic

Candidates (800)

Selected (600)

No

 5

longGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:ssGBLUP-Geno:M&Fsel

63

63

ssGBLUP

ssGBLUP

Candidates (800)

Selected (600)

No

 6

longGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:Pheno-Geno:M&F600

63

63

ssGBLUP

Phenotypic

Candidates (800)

Random (600)

No

 7

longGI-m:GBLUP-f:Pheno-Geno:M&F

63

63

GBLUP

Phenotypic

Candidates (800)

Candidates (5500)

No

 8

longGI-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F

63

63

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (800)

Candidates (5500)

No

 9

longGI-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F-OCS

63

63

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (800)

Candidates (5500)

Yes

Halved generation interval only for males (two time-shifted subpopulations)

 10

2SP-m:ssGBLUP-f:Pheno-Geno:M&Fsel

31.5

63

ssGBLUP

Phenotypic

Candidates (2 × 400)

Selected (2 × 300)

No

 11

2SP-m:ssGBLUP-f:ssGBLUP-Geno:M&Fsel

31.5

63

ssGBLUP

ssGBLUP

Candidates (2 × 400)

Selected (2 × 300)

No

 12

2SP-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F

31.5

63

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (2 × 400)

Candidates (2 × 2750)

No

 13

2SP-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F-OCS

31.5

63

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (2 × 400)

Candidates (2 × 2750)

Yes

Short generation interval for both males and females

 14

shortGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:Ped-Geno:M

31.5

31.5

ssGBLUP

Pedigree

Candidates (800)

–-

No

 15

shortGI-m:ssGBLUP-f:ssGBLUP-Geno:M

31.5

31.5

ssGBLUP

ssGBLUP

Candidates (800)

–-

No

 16

shortGI-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F

31.5

31.5

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (800)

Candidates (5500)

No

 17

shortGI-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F-OCS

31.5

31.5

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (800)

Candidates (5500)

Yes

 181

shortGI-m:GBLUP-f:GBLUP-Geno:M&F-n/2

31.5

31.5

GBLUP

GBLUP

Candidates (800)

Candidates (2750)

No

  1. 1Number of female selection candidates divided by two
  2. Phenotypic = phenotypic selection; Pedigree = pedigree-based breeding value estimation; GBLUP = breeding value estimation based on genomic best linear unbiased prediction; ssGBLUP = breeding value estimation based on single-step GBLUP; OCS = use of Optimum Contribution Selection to minimize inbreeding
  3. The acronym for a scenario is composed of the specification of the generation interval (longGI = long generation interval; 2SP = two time-shifted subpopulation with short generation interval only for males; shortGI = short generation interval), followed by the selection method for males (m) and females (f; Pheno = phenotypic selection; Ped = pedigree-based selection) and the specification which cohorts are genotyped (Geno; M = all male selection candidates, F = all female selection candidates, Fsel = selected females, F600 = 600 random female selection candidates). Further, OCS indicates that in the scenario OCS was used and n/2 indicates that number of female selection candidates was half compared to all other scenarios