Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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1 Genetic Evaluation with Different Sources of Records |
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1 | (21) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.3 Breeding Value Prediction from the Animal's Own Performance |
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2 | (4) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (3) |
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1.4 Breeding Value Prediction from Progeny Records |
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6 | (3) |
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1.5 Breeding Value Prediction from Pedigree |
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9 | (1) |
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1.6 Breeding Value Prediction for One Trait from Another |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (11) |
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12 | (2) |
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1.7.2 Examples of selection indices using different sources of information |
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14 | (2) |
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1.7.3 Prediction of aggregate genotype |
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16 | (2) |
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1.7.4 Overall economic indices using predicted genetic merit |
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18 | (1) |
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1.7.5 Restricted selection index |
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19 | (2) |
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1.7.6 Index combining breeding values from phenotype and genetic marker information |
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21 | (1) |
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2 Genetic Covariance Between Relatives |
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22 | (12) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.2 The Numerator Relationship Matrix |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3 Decomposing the Relationship Matrix |
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23 | (2) |
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2.4 Computing the Inverse of the Relationship Matrix |
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25 | (5) |
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2.4.1 Inverse of the numerator relationship matrix ignoring inbreeding |
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26 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Inverse of the numerator relationship matrix accounting for inbreeding |
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28 | (2) |
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2.5 Inverse of the Relationship Matrix for Sires and Maternal Grandsires |
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30 | (2) |
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2.6 An Example of the Inverse of a Sire and Maternal Grandsire Relationship Matrix |
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32 | (2) |
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3 Best Linear Unbiased Prediction of Breeding Value: Univariate Models with One Random Effect |
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34 | (27) |
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34 | (1) |
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3.2 Brief Theoretical Background |
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35 | (2) |
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3.3 A Model for an Animal Evaluation (Animal Model) |
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37 | (9) |
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3.3.1 Constructing the mixed model equations |
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38 | (4) |
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3.3.2 Progeny (daughter) yield deviation |
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42 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Accuracy of evaluations |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (3) |
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46 | (3) |
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49 | (5) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (3) |
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3.5.3 An alternative approach |
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54 | (1) |
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3.6 Animal Model with Groups |
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54 | (7) |
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56 | (5) |
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4 Best Linear Unbiased Prediction of Breeding Value: Models with Random Environmental Effects |
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61 | (9) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (5) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (4) |
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4.2.3 Calculating daughter yield deviations |
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66 | (1) |
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4.3 Model with Common Environmental Effects |
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66 | (4) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (3) |
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5 Best Linear Unbiased Prediction of Breeding Value: Multivariate Animal Models |
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70 | (25) |
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70 | (1) |
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5.2 Equal Design Matrices and No Missing Records |
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71 | (7) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Partitioning animal evaluations from multivariate analysis |
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74 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Accuracy of multivariate evaluations |
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76 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Calculating daughter yield deviations in multivariate models |
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77 | (1) |
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5.3 Equal Design Matrices with Missing Records |
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78 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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5.4 Unequal Design Matrices |
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80 | (4) |
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80 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Illustrating the computation of DYD from a multivariate model |
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82 | (2) |
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5.5 Multivariate Models with No Environmental Covariance |
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84 | (11) |
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5.5.1 Different traits recorded on relatives |
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84 | (2) |
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5.5.2 The multi-trait across-country evaluations (MACE) |
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86 | (9) |
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6 Methods to Reduce the Dimension of Multivariate Models |
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95 | (14) |
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95 | (1) |
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6.2 Canonical Transformation |
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95 | (3) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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6.3 Cholesky Transformation |
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98 | (3) |
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6.3.1 Calculating the transformation matrix and defining the model |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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6.4 Factor and Principal Component Analysis |
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101 | (8) |
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102 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Principal component analysis |
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105 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Analysis with reduced rank PC model |
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106 | (3) |
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7 Maternal Trait Models: Animal and Reduced Animal Models |
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109 | (12) |
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109 | (1) |
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7.2 Animal Model for a Maternal Trait |
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110 | (5) |
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110 | (5) |
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7.3 Reduced Animal Model with Maternal Effects |
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115 | (4) |
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116 | (3) |
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7.4 Sire and Maternal Grandsire Model |
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119 | (2) |
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8 Social Interaction Models |
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121 | (9) |
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121 | (2) |
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8.2 Animal Model with Social Interaction Effects |
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123 | (4) |
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8.2.1 Illustration of a model with social interaction |
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125 | (2) |
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8.3 Partitioning Evaluations from Associative Models |
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127 | (1) |
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8.4 Analysis Using Correlated Error Structure |
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128 | (2) |
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9 Analysis of Longitudinal Data |
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130 | (26) |
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130 | (1) |
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9.2 Fixed Regression Model |
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131 | (5) |
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132 | (4) |
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9.3 Random Regression Model |
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136 | (13) |
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9.3.1 Numerical application |
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138 | (4) |
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9.3.2 Partitioning animal solutions from random regression model |
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142 | (3) |
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9.3.3 Calculating daughter yield deviations |
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145 | (1) |
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9.3.4 Reliability of breeding values |
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146 | (1) |
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9.3.5 Random regression models with spline function |
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147 | (1) |
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9.3.6 Random regression model for maternal traits |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (6) |
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9.4.1 Fitting a reduced order covariance function |
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151 | (4) |
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9.5 Equivalence of the Random Regression Model to the Covariance Function |
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155 | (1) |
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10 Use of Genetic Markers in Breeding Value Prediction |
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156 | (21) |
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156 | (1) |
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10.2 Defining a Model with Marker Information |
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156 | (1) |
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10.3 Calculating the Covariance Matrix (Gv) for MQTL Effects |
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157 | (3) |
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10.3.1 Numerical application |
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158 | (2) |
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10.4 An Alternative Approach for Calculating Gv |
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160 | (1) |
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10.5 Calculating the Inverse of Gv |
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161 | (4) |
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10.6 Prediction of Breeding Values with Marker Information |
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165 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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10.7 Directly Predicting the Additive Genetic Merit at the MQTL |
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167 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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10.8 Predicting Total Additive Genetic Merit |
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169 | (2) |
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10.8.1 Numerical application |
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169 | (2) |
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10.9 Analysis of Data with QTL Bracketed by Two Markers |
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171 | (6) |
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171 | (1) |
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10.9.2 Calculating the covariance matrix, G |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (3) |
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11 Computation of Genomic Breeding Values and Genomic Selection |
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177 | (27) |
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177 | (1) |
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11.2 General Linear Model |
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178 | (1) |
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11.3 Coding and Scaling Genotypes |
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178 | (1) |
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11.4 Fixed Effect Model for SNP Effects |
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179 | (3) |
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11.5 Mixed Linear Model for Computing SNP Effects |
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182 | (6) |
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183 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Equivalent models: GBLUP |
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184 | (3) |
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11.5.3 Equivalent models: selection index approach |
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187 | (1) |
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11.6 Mixed Linear Models with Polygenic Effects |
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188 | (2) |
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11.7 Single-step Approach |
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190 | (3) |
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11.8 Bayesian Methods for Computing SNP Effects |
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193 | (9) |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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11.9 Cross-validation and Genomic Reliabilities |
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202 | (1) |
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11.10 Understanding SNP Solutions from the Various Models |
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202 | (2) |
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12 Non-additive Animal Models |
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204 | (15) |
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204 | (1) |
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12.2 Dominance Relationship Matrix |
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204 | (1) |
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12.3 Animal Model with Dominance Effect |
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205 | (4) |
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12.3.1 Solving for animal and dominance genetic effects separately |
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206 | (2) |
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12.3.2 Solving for total genetic merit directly |
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208 | (1) |
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12.4 Method for Rapid Inversion of the Dominance Matrix |
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209 | (6) |
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12.4.1 Inverse of the relationship matrix of subclass effects |
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210 | (1) |
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12.4.2 Prediction of dominance effects |
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211 | (1) |
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12.4.3 Calculating the inverse of the relationship matrix among dominance and subclass effects for example data |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (4) |
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12.5.1 Rules for the inverse of the relationship matrix for epistatic and subclass effects |
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216 | (1) |
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12.5.2 Calculating the inverse relationship matrix for epistasis and the subclass matrix for an example pedigree |
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217 | (2) |
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13 Analysis of Ordered Categorical Traits |
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219 | (21) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (10) |
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13.2.1 Defining some functions of the normal distribution |
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220 | (1) |
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13.2.2 Data organization and the threshold model |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (7) |
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13.3 Joint Analysis of Quantitative and Binary Traits |
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230 | (10) |
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13.3.1 Data and model definition |
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230 | (4) |
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13.3.2 Numerical application |
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234 | (6) |
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240 | (11) |
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240 | (1) |
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14.4 Models for Analysis of Survival |
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241 | (10) |
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241 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Random regression models for survival |
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241 | (2) |
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14.4.3 Proportional hazard models |
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243 | (2) |
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14.4.4 Non-parametric estimation of the survival function |
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245 | (1) |
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14.4.5 Regression survival models |
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246 | (1) |
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14.4.6 Mixed survival models |
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247 | (3) |
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14.4.7 Group data survival model |
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250 | (1) |
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15 Estimation of Genetic Parameters |
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251 | (9) |
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251 | (1) |
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15.2 Univariate Sire Model |
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251 | (1) |
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15.3 Numerical Example of Sire Model |
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252 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (3) |
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16 Use of Gibbs Sampling in Variance Component Estimation and Breeding Value Prediction |
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260 | (11) |
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260 | (1) |
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16.2 Univariate Animal Model |
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261 | (5) |
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16.2.1 Prior distributions |
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261 | (1) |
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16.2.2 Joint and full conditional distributions |
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262 | (2) |
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16.2.3 Inferences from the Gibbs sampling output |
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264 | (1) |
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16.2.4 Numerical application |
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265 | (1) |
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16.3 Multivariate Animal Model |
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266 | (5) |
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16.3.1 Prior distributions |
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267 | (1) |
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16.3.2 Conditional probabilities |
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267 | (2) |
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16.3.3 Numerical illustration |
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269 | (2) |
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17 Solving Linear Equations |
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271 | (28) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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17.3 Iteration on the Mixed Model Equations |
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271 | (5) |
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272 | (3) |
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17.3.2 Gauss--Seidel iteration |
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275 | (1) |
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17.4 Iterating on the Data |
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276 | (16) |
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17.4.1 Animal model without groups |
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278 | (4) |
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17.4.2 Animal model with groups |
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282 | (2) |
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17.4.3 Reduced animal model with maternal effects |
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284 | (8) |
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17.5 Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Algorithm |
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292 | (7) |
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17.5.1 Computation strategy |
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293 | (1) |
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17.5.2 Numerical application |
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294 | (5) |
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Appendix A Introduction to Matrix Algebra |
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299 | (7) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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A.3 Basic Matrix Operations |
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301 | (5) |
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A.3.1 Transpose of a matrix |
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301 | (1) |
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A.3.2 Matrix addition and subtraction |
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A.3.3 Matrix multiplication |
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302 | (1) |
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A.3.4 Direct product of matrices |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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A.3.7 Generalized inverses |
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305 | (1) |
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A.3.8 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors |
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305 | (1) |
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Appendix B Fast Algorithms for Calculating Inbreeding Based on the L Matrix |
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306 | (5) |
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B.1 Meuwissen and Luo Algorithm |
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306 | (2) |
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B.1.1 Illustration of the algorithm |
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307 | (1) |
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B.2 Modified Meuwissen and Luo Algorithm |
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308 | (3) |
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B.2.1 Illustration of the algorithm |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (3) |
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C.1 Outline of the Derivation of the Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) |
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311 | (1) |
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C.2 Proof that b and a from MME are the GLS of b and BLUP of a, Respectively |
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312 | (1) |
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C.3 Deriving the Equation for Progeny Contribution (PC) |
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313 | (1) |
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Appendix D Methods for Obtaining Approximate Reliability for Genetic Evaluations |
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314 | (4) |
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D.1 Computing Approximate Reliabilities for an Animal Model |
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314 | (2) |
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D.2 Computing Approximate Reliabilities for Random Regression Models |
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316 | (2) |
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D.2.1 Determine value of observation for an animal |
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316 | (1) |
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D.2.2 Value of records on descendants |
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316 | (1) |
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D.2.3 Value of records on ancestors |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (5) |
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E.1 Canonical Transformation: Procedure to Calculate the Transformation Matrix and its Inverse |
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318 | (1) |
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E.2 Canonical Transformation with Missing Records and Same Incidence Matrices |
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319 | (3) |
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320 | (2) |
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E.3 Cholesky Decomposition |
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322 | (1) |
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Appendix F Procedure for Computing Deregressed Breeding Values |
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323 | (2) |
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Appendix G Calculating Φ, a Matrix of Legendre Polynomials Evaluated at Different Ages or Time Periods |
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References |
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Index |
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