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US 12,747,455 B2Granted
Methods of genomic evaluation in livestock
AssigneeInguran, LLC
InventorPablo Ross
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Abstract
The invention encompasses methods for increasing genetic progress in livestock including the use of genomic evaluation of embryonic or fetal DNA obtained from allantoic fluid or cells therein.
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A method of increasing the rate of genetic progress in a non-human mammalian population comprising
- obtaining one or more embryonic or fetal cells from within an allantois of an embryo or a fetus gestating within a female within 60 days of the embryo's or fetus's conception;
- extracting DNA from the one or more embryonic or fetal cells;
- genotyping the extracted DNA to obtain a genotype for the embryo or fetus, wherein call rates for the genotype are greater than 80%;
- determining a genomic estimated breeding value (GEBV) or a genomic predicted transmitting ability (GPTA) using the genotype;
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- selecting the embryo or fetus as a parent, or to produce gametes, based on the determined GEBV or GPTA.
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A method of increasing the rate of genetic progress in a non-human mammalian population comprising
- obtaining allantoic fluid from within an allantois of an embryo or a fetus gestating within a female within 60 days of the embryo's or the fetus's conception;
- extracting DNA from the allantoic fluid;
- genotyping the isolated DNA to obtain a genotype for the embryo or fetus, wherein call rates for the genotype are greater than 80%;
- determining a genomic estimated breeding value (GEBV) or a genomic predicted transmitting ability (GPTA) using the genotype;
- and
- selecting the embryo or fetus as a parent, or to produce gametes, based on the determined GEBV or GPTA.
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