Article
Efficacy of alternative multivariate best linear unbiased prediction models for genetic evaluation of swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1991
Lofgren D L, Stewart T S
Abstract excerpt
A comparison of the accuracy of alternative BLUP evaluations of swine performance data is reported. A simulated data set of performance for days to market, backfat, number born alive, number weaned, and litter weight in six herds was used for the evaluation. The data structure was derived by using the performance records of six herds sampled from the American Yorkshire Club's STAGES (Swine Testing and Genetic...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Female
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Swine
- Weaning
