Cross-validation analysis for genetic evaluation models for ranking in endurance horses

Ranking trait was used as a selection criterion for competition horses to estimate racing performance. In the literature the most common approaches to estimate breeding values are the linear or threshold statistical models. However, recent studies have shown that a Thurstonian approach was able to f...

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Main Authors: S. García-Ballesteros, L. Varona, M. Valera, J.P. Gutiérrez, I. Cervantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001331