Estimation of genetic parameters and prediction of breeding values for multivariate threshold and continuous data in a simulated horse population using Gibbs sampling and residual maximum likelihood.

Abstract excerpt

Simulated horse data were used to compare multivariate estimation of genetic parameters and prediction of breeding values (BV) for categorical, continuous and molecular genetic data using linear animal models via residual maximum likelihood (REML) and best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) and mixed linear-threshold animal models via Gibbs sampling (GS). Simulation included additive genetic values, residuals and...

Topics

• Animals
• Breeding
• Computer Simulation
• Female
• Genotype
• Horses
• Least-Squares Analysis
• Likelihood Functions
• Linear Models
• Male
• Models, Genetic