Bayesian estimation in animal breeding using the Dirichlet process prior for correlated random effects

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-158

  Van Der Merwe, Abraham Johannes ^a   Pretorius, Albertus Lodewikus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Correlated random effects; Dirichlet process prior; Gibbs sampler; Mixed linear model

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037696636     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003001     Document Type: Article

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