Quantifying Dominance Variance to Enhance Genetic Evaluation and Prediction of Pre-Weaning Growth Traits in Dairy Goats.
Dominance genetic effects, despite their recognized role in complex traits, are rarely included in livestock genetic evaluations. Using extensive phenotypic and pedigree data from 7537 dairy goat kids born between 2016 and 2023, we assessed the contribution of dominance variance to early growth traits through single-tr...