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Area of Science:

  • Animal Genetics
  • Quantitative Genetics
  • Livestock Breeding

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  • Inbreeding depression, a consequence of mating related individuals, exhibits heterogeneity among founders.
  • A novel procedure predicts inbreeding depression loads, accounting for founders and non-founders' Mendelian sampling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Expand the existing model to predict inbreeding loads for all individuals in a pedigree.
  • Estimate the covariance between inbreeding loads and additive genetic effects for traits of interest.

Main Methods:

  • The proposed approach was validated using simulated data.
  • Two real-world datasets from Spanish beef cattle breeds (Pirenaica and Rubia Gallega) were utilized.
  • A statistical model was employed to predict inbreeding loads and estimate genetic parameters.

Main Results:

  • Simulated dataset analyses showed minimal deviation between estimated and simulated variance components.
  • Positive correlations (0.27–0.82) were observed between predicted and simulated inbreeding loads.
  • A significant negative correlation (–0.43 ± 0.10) between additive effects and inbreeding loads was found in the Pirenaica breed.

Conclusions:

  • The developed procedure accurately predicts inbreeding depression loads across all individuals in simulated and real populations.
  • Variability in inbreeding depression loads was confirmed in both Spanish beef cattle breeds.
  • A negative correlation between inbreeding loads and additive genetic effects was suggested for the Pirenaica breed.