Estimation of genetic covariances with Method R

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 605-615

  Druet, T ^a,b   Misztal, I ^c   Duangjinda, M ^c   Reverter, A ^d   Gengler, N ^a,b  

^a FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Covariance; Statistical Analysis; Variance Covariance Matrix

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035289976     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.793605x     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Culbertson, M. S., J. W. Mabry, I. Misztal, N. Gengler, J. K. Bertrand, and L. Varona. 1998. Estimation of dominance variance in pure-bred Yorkshire swine. J. Anim. Sci. 76:448-451.
2. Druet, T., I. Misztal, M. Duangjinda, A. Reverter, and N. Gengler. 2000. Covariance estimation with Method R. J. Dairy Sci. 83(Suppl. 1):56 (Abstr.).
3. Gengler, N., I. Misztal, J. K. Bertrand, and M. S. Culbertson. 1998. Estimation of the dominance variance for postweaning gain in the U.S. Limousin population. J. Anim. Sci. 76:2515-2520.
4. Misztal, I. 1997. Estimation of variance components with large-scale dominance models. J. Dairy Sci. 80:965-974.
5. Misztal, I. 1999. Complex models, more data: Simpler programming. In: Proc. Int. Workshop Comput. Cattle Breed. Tuusala, Finland. Interbull Bull. 20:33-42.
6. Misztal, I., T. J. Lawlor, and R. L. Fernando. 1997. Dominance models with Method R for stature of Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. 80:975-978.
7. Reverter, A. 1994. Method R: A procedure for the estimation of variance and covariance components. Ph.D. dissertation, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins.
8. Reverter, A., B. L. Golden, R. M. Bourdon, and J. S. Brinks. 1994. Method R variance components procedure: Application on the simple breeding value model. J. Anim. Sci. 72:2247-2253.
9. Schenkel, F. S. 1999. Effects of selection on animal genetic evaluation. In: Proc. Int. Symp. on Anim. Breed. and Genet., Viçosa, Brazil. pp 79-99.
10. Strandén, I., and M. Lidauer. 1999. Solving large mixed linear models using preconditioned conjugate gradient iteration. J. Dairy Sci. 82:2779-2787.