The Bayesian controversy in animal breeding

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2023-2046

  Blasco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal breeding; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0035433094     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7982023x     Document Type: Article

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