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Considerations in the Design of Animal Breeding Experiments

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Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock

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Criteria for design of experiments to estimate within-population genetic parameters such as heritabilities and correlations are reviewed. The design and relative efficiency of sib covariance, offspring-parent regression and combinations of these estimators are described. Problems of objectives and models for design and analysis of selection experiments are discussed. The design of field experiments, for example to estimate covariances between indicator and production traits, is reviewed in terms of convenience and efficiency.

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  1. Institute of Animal Genetics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

    W. G. Hill

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  1. Department of Animal Sciences 126 Animal Sciences Laboratory, University of Illinois, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA

    Daniel Gianola

  2. Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), University of New England and NSW Agriculture and Fisheries, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia

    Keith Hammond

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Hill, W.G. (1990). Considerations in the Design of Animal Breeding Experiments. In: Gianola, D., Hammond, K. (eds) Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74487-7_4

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