Multivariate animal model
Long term selection-experiment for non-destructive deformation effecting eggshell quality of White Leghorns was evaluated.
The restricted maximum likelihood (REML) was employed to estimate variance components and genetic parameters using multivariate animal model in ASreml.
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O. Gervais, K. Nirasawa and others, Livestock Science, Volume 189, 2016, Pages 56–62.