Comparison between direct and indirect methods for exploiting Fourier transform spectral information in estimation of breeding values for fine composition and technological properties of milk

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 2057 - 2067
• Main Authors: Bonfatti, V., Vicario, D., Degano, L., Lugo, A., Carnier, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Breeding; breeding value; Cheese; fatty acid; Fourier Analysis; infrared spectroscopy; Milk - chemistry; protein fraction; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; fatty acid; protein fraction; breeding value; infrared spectroscopy

The aim of this study was to compare the common method of exploiting infrared spectral data in animal breeding; that is, estimating the breeding values for the traits predicted by infrared spectroscopy, and an alternative approach based on the direct use of spectral information (direct prediction, D...