Multiple-Trait Gibbs Sampler for Animal Models: Flexible Programs for Bayesian and Likelihood-Based (Co)Variance Component Inference

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2586-2597

  Van Tassell, C P ^a,b   Van Vleck, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian theory; Computer software; Genetics; Gibbs sampler; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030279173     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74112586x     Document Type: Article

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