Fig. 8.

Reliabilities with a mixed reference population assuming two unrelated breeds and a genetic correlation of 0.3. Reliabilities of genomic estimated breeding values for crossbred performance with (W/) and without (W/O) availability of genotyping data, based on an across-breed SNP genotype model (ASGM) or on a breed-specific allele substitution effects model (BSAM). The reference population included 4000 breed A animals and 2000 or 4000 crossbred AB animals. Reference animals were separated from breed A selection candidates by one (G1), or three (G3) generation(s). Heritabilities of 0.20, 0.40, and 0.95, were assumed. Results were averaged across replicates