The usefulness of genomic selection (GS) for improvement complex traits has been demonstrated in plant and animal breeding. While fully adopted the livestock sector commercial breeding, implementation GS public-sector breeding programs lags. goal this review is to discuss advancements opportunities near-term long-term adoption programs. We also highlighted specific applications cultivar develop...

Using DNA markers in plant breeding with marker-assisted selection (MAS) could greatly improve the precision and efficiency of selection, leading to the accelerated development of new crop varieties. The numerous examples of MAS in rice have prompted many breeding institutes to establish molecular breeding labs. The last decade has produced an enormous amount of genomics research in rice, inclu...

Statistics for weaner production over the last few years in Germany clearly show a continuous decline in the use of purebreds and an increase in the use of crossbred piglets. Most of the crossbred piglets (about 60 percent) are produced by breeding companies. About 20 different breeding companies are established in Germany. Besides these breeding companies the former pedigree breeders have also...