Supplementary Material for Jansen, Calus, and Wientjes, 2026: Simulated Pig Breeding Data

A 326.7 KB dataset containing supplementary material for a 2026 study by Anne C.M. Jansen. The study evaluated methods to detect past selection in animal breeding programs using simulated pig breeding data with traits under direct and indirect selection. The findings suggest selection history can be effectively assessed, aiding breeders in program evaluation.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking selection detection methods like s-value estimation and Ghat based on simulated breeding data.
• Studying the impact of heritability and data availability on selection detection performance.
• Informing breeding program decisions when introducing new traits based on historical selection analysis.

Strengths

• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
• The study provides a direct comparison of two selection detection methods (s-value and Ghat) on simulated scenarios.
• The dataset is associated with a peer-reviewed study published on figshare in 2026.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The data is simulated, which may not fully capture the complexity of real-world breeding programs.
• The dataset is small at 326.7 KB, indicating a limited scope or a highly compressed supplementary file.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Anne C.M. Jansen.

Collection Method

Simulated pig breeding data generated for a methodological study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 14:02:25.