William O. Herring

Using large-scale whole-genome sequence data for single-step genomic predictions in maternal and terminal pig lines

This study evaluates the impact of using whole-genome sequence data for genomic predictions in pig lines, finding modest improvements in accuracy for maternal lines but mixed results for terminal lines.

Optimisation of the core subset for the APY approximation of genomic relationships

The paper optimizes the core subset selection in the APY approximation to improve stability and repeatability of genomic predictions.

Genomic prediction with whole-genome sequence data in intensely selected pig lines

This study evaluates the benefits of using whole-genome sequence data for genomic prediction in pigs, finding small improvements over marker arrays in some scenarios.

Rare and population-specific functional variation across pig lines

The paper identifies rare and population-specific functional variants in commercial pig lines and assesses their impact on production traits and genomic prediction.

Genetics of recombination rate variation in the pig

This study estimates recombination rate variation in pigs using multiocus iterative peeling across 150,000 pigs, identifies heritability, and finds three genomic regions associated with recombination.