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Invited review: Recursive models in animal breeding: Interpretation, limitations, and extensions.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Apr 2023
Varona L, González-Recio O
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Structural equation models allow causal effects between 2 or more variables to be considered and can postulate unidirectional (recursive models; RM) or bidirectional (simultaneous models) causality between variables. This review evaluated the properties of RM in animal breeding and how to interpret the genetic parameters and the corresponding estimated breeding values. In many cases, RM and mixed multitrait...
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