Computing approximate standard errors for genetic parameters derived from random regression models fitted by average information REML

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Fischer, Troy M ^a,c   Gilmour, Arthur R ^b,c   Van Der Werf, Julius H J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Australian Sheep Industry CRC ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Approximate standard error; Genetic parameter; Heritability; Random regression; Residual maximum likelihood

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442626803     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2004006     Document Type: Article

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