Abstract
The improvement of breeding goals, selection criteria, parameter estimation, breeding value estimation and mate selection are topics of this project. In order to fulfil the aim genetic links between breeds and/or herds should be optimized. The inbreeding in short time, the decreasing of homozygozity in long time can give good results. The corrective mating is a tool for the good chance of the quality of progeny. The genetic improvement of dairy and beef cattle, of sport horses as well as of pig and sheep breeds is aimed during the project including the animal breeding departments, research institute, breeding company and the breeding associations and the state office of animal breeding. The solution of genetic challenges increases the genetic value of domestic animal populations in the future. There are, however, some short time effects of this activity as well in the maintenance of concurrence ability on the market. The consequences in high level of the project can be drawn only by the planned scientific and practical international cooperation. In the project the basic and applied research and practical usefulness are amalgamated. The Hungarian breeders' associations, as co-workers and consortium members, will use the results also during the project and also there after. This project is a good investment for both, for the tomorrow market and for the future.
Hungary