About the Authors

Chuanyu Sun

chuanyu.sun@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation National Association of Animal Breeders, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America

Paul M. VanRaden

Affiliation Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CS PMV. Performed the experiments: CS. Analyzed the data: CS PMV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CS PMV. Wrote the paper: CS PMV.