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  • Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • Quantitative Genetics
  • Statistical Genomics

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  • Accurate pedigree information is crucial for genetic evaluations in livestock.
  • Missing pedigree data presents a significant challenge in single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP).
  • Various methods exist to handle missing pedigree, each with different assumptions and impacts on genetic evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare different methods for modeling missing pedigree within ssGBLUP.
  • To evaluate the accuracy and bias of estimated breeding values under various missing pedigree modeling strategies.
  • To assess the impact of heritability on the performance of unknown parent groups (UPG) models.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated dairy cattle data with varying heritabilities (0.3 and 0.1) and missing pedigree.
  • Compared ssGBLUP with pedigree ignored, unknown parent groups (UPG) based on A (numerator relationship matrix) or H (unified relationship matrix), and metafounders.
  • Validated predictions for the youngest generation against true values and assessed UPG solutions.

Main Results:

  • ssGBLUP with metafounders yielded accurate and unbiased predictions for young animals and correctly accounted for genetic trend.
  • UPG models showed the least accuracy and greatest bias, particularly for lower heritability traits.
  • UPG for H (heritability 0.3) and UPG for A (heritability 0.1) performed poorly, with UPG for H showing poor genetic trend estimation (-0.49 accuracy).

Conclusions:

  • Metafounders are a superior method for modeling missing pedigree in ssGBLUP, ensuring accurate genetic evaluations.
  • The effectiveness of UPG models is dependent on the trait's heritability and available information, requiring tailored definitions.
  • Further research is needed to optimize UPG handling within the A22 matrix for improved accuracy with missing pedigree data.