Table 1 Parameters to simulation

From: Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change

Parameter

Number

N breeding males

200

N breeding females

2800

N progeny per mating

1

N females per male

14

h2, adaptation

0.1

h2, production

0.3

Genetic correlation

−0.3

N chromosomes

30

Chromosome length

100 cM

N QTL simulated

900

N markers

54,000