Spatial modelling improves genetic evaluation in smallholder breeding programs
Abstract Background Breeders and geneticists use statistical models to separate genetic and environmental effects on phenotype. A common way to separate these effects is to model a descriptor of an environment, a contemporary group or herd, and account for genetic relationship between animals across...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-020-00588-w |