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Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

2007

Breeding value estimation

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Technical Note: Use Of Marker-Based Relationships With Multiple-Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximal Likelihood, Z. Zhang, E. S. Buckler, L. Dale Van Vleck Mar 2007

Technical Note: Use Of Marker-Based Relationships With Multiple-Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximal Likelihood, Z. Zhang, E. S. Buckler, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The widespread use of the set of multiple- trait derivative-free REML programs for prediction of breeding values and estimation of variance components has led to significant improvement in traits of economic importance. The initial version of this software package, however, was generally limited to pedigree- based relationships. With continued advances in genomic research and the increased availability of genotyping, relationships based on molecular markers are obtainable and desirable. The addition of a new program to the set of multiple-trait derivative-free REML programs is described that allows users the flexibility to calculate relationships using standard pedigree files or an arbitrary relationship …


Technical Note: Use Of Marker-Based Relationships With Multiple-Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximal Likelihood, Z. Zhang, R. J. Todhunter, E. S. Buckler, L. Dale Van Vleck Jan 2007

Technical Note: Use Of Marker-Based Relationships With Multiple-Trait Derivative-Free Restricted Maximal Likelihood, Z. Zhang, R. J. Todhunter, E. S. Buckler, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The widespread use of the set of multiple- trait derivative-free REML programs for prediction of breeding values and estimation of variance components has led to significant improvement in traits of economic importance. The initial version of this software package, however, was generally limited to pedigree- based relationships. With continued advances in genomic research and the increased availability of genotyping, relationships based on molecular markers are obtainable and desirable. The addition of a new program to the set of multiple-trait derivative-free REML programs is described that allows users the flexibility to calculate relationships using standard pedigree files or an arbitrary relationship …