The effect of simulated censored data on estimates of heritability of longevity in the Thoroughbred racing industry

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-15

  Burns, Eleanor M ^a   Enns, Richard M ^a   Garrick, Dorian J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Censored data; Longevity; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CENSORSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HORSE; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HORSES; LONGEVITY; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33644662990     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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