Technical Note: An R package for fitting Bayesian regularized neural networks with applications in animal breeding

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3522-3531

  Perez Rodriguez P ^a,b   Gianola, D ^b,c   Weigel, K A ^b   Rosa, G J M ^b,c   Crossa, J ^d  

^a Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bayesian Regularized Neural Networks; Dominance and additive effects; Genomic selection; Nonparametric models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882638573     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6162     Document Type: Article

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