Linear Models for the Prediction of the Genetic Merit of Animals - Softcover

Mrode, Raphael A.; Pocrnic, Ivan; Gorjanc, Gregor; Thompson, Robin

 
9781800620483: Linear Models for the Prediction of the Genetic Merit of Animals
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1800620489 ISBN 13: 9781800620483
Verlag: CABI Publishing, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Fundamental to any livestock improvement program by animal scientists is the prediction of genetic merit in the offspring generation for desirable production traits such as increased growth rate, superior meat, milk, and wool production.

Covering the foundational principles on the application of linear models for the prediction of genetic merit in livestock, this new edition is fully updated to incorporate recent advances in genomic prediction approaches, genomic models for multi-breed and crossbred performance, dominance, and epistasis. It provides models for the analysis of main production traits as well as functional traits and includes numerous worked examples. For the first time, R codes for key examples in the textbook are provided online.

The book covers:

  • The relationship between the genome and the phenotype.
  • BLUP models for various livestock data and structure.
  • Incorporation of related ancestral parents and metafounders in prediction models.
  • Models for survival analysis and social interaction.
  • Advancements in genomic prediction approaches and selection.
  • Genomic models for multi-breed and crossbred performance.
  • Models for non-additive genetic effects including dominance and epistasis.
  • Estimation of genetic parameters including Gibbs sampling approaches.
  • Computation methods for solving linear mixed model equations.
Suitable for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers and lecturers of animal breeding, genetics and genomics, this established textbook provides a thorough grounding in both the basics and in new developments of linear models and animal genetics.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Raphael Mrode is Professor of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Scotland's Rural College and Principal Scientist in Quantitative Genetics in Dairy Cattle at the International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. He has been lecturing on Edinburgh University's Masters course on quantitative genetics and genome analysis since 2005, and has given lectures on mixed linear models and the use of various BLUP models for genetic prediction. His research interests include data modelling and analysis, the incorporation of molecular information in genetic evaluation procedures, the application of innovative approaches for data capture, analysis and feedback and investigating methods for generating alternative and novel phenotypes in small dairy systems in developing countries.

Ivan Pocrnic is an animal geneticist with a specific interest in the development of novel breeding methodologies and tools. This work involves a synergy between theoretical, quantitative genetics and practical animal breeding. His primary expertise is applying genomic selection on big datasets for various agricultural species and various models, with emphasis on single-step genomic prediction.

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Verlag
CABI Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1800620489
ISBN 13 
9781800620483
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
4
Anzahl der Seiten
389
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