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Full sib pens of pigs are not suitable to identify variance component of associative effect: a simulation study using Gibbs Sampling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accounting for and quantifying the associative effect of each animal could improve both welfare of animals and response to selection. Because of the limitation of REML, Gibbs Sampling could be an alternative technique to estimate the...

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Main Authors: Buys Nadine, Janssens Steven, Cheng Jiqiu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/9
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