BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Inferring causal effects from observational data in livestock

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 553-564

  Rosa, G J M ^a,b   Valente, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Causation; Correlation; Field data; Graphical model; Observational study

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; LIVESTOCK; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; LIVESTOCK;

EID: 84882685074     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5840     Document Type: Review

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