Full sib pens of pigs are not suitable to identify variance component of associative effect: a simulation study using Gibbs Sampling
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accounting for and quantifying the associative effect of each animal could improve both welfare of animals and response to selection. Because of the limitation of REML, Gibbs Sampling could be an alternative technique to estimate the...
| Published in: | BMC Genetics |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/9 |