Product versus additive threshold models for analysis of reproduction outcomes in animal genetics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2510-2518

  David, I ^a   Bodin, L ^a   Gianola, D ^b   Legarra, A ^a   Manfredi, E ^a   Robert Granie C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive model; Gibbs sampling; Product model; Reproduction traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68849123867     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1586     Document Type: Article

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