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Bayesian inference on major loci in related multigeneration selection lines of laying hens.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2004
Hagger C, Janss L L G, Kadarmideen H N, Stranzinger G
Abstract excerpt
A mixed inheritance model, postulating a polygenic effect and differences between the 3 genotypes of a biallelic locus, was fitted separately to the data of 2 multigeneration selection lines and a control evolving from a common base population. Inferences about the model were drawn from the application of the Gibbs sampler. Body weight at 20 and 40 wk (BW20, BW40) and average egg weight to 40 wk (EW40) were...
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