Solving large mixed linear models using preconditioned conjugate gradient iteration

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2779-2787

  Stranden I ^a   Lidauer, M ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Mixed linear models; Preconditioned conjugate gradient

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PEDIGREE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033254742     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75535-9     Document Type: Article

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