GENETIC-IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK GROWTH USING INFINITE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS

Authors
KIRKPATRICK M
Citation
M. Kirkpatrick, GENETIC-IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK GROWTH USING INFINITE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS, Animal biotechnology, 8(1), 1997, pp. 55-61
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Animal biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10495398
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
55 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-5398(1997)8:1<55:GOLGUI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Growth trajectories are ''infinite-dimensional'' traits: each individu al is described by a curve that represents an infinite number of measu rements. Recently developed methods allow genetic variation in infinit e-dimensional traits to be quantified. This framework is outlined, and illustrated with data on mice. Applications of the infinite-dimension al approach to problems such as sire evaluation and QTL mapping are su ggested.