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A Bayesian generalized random regression model for estimating heritability using overdispersed count data

BACKGROUND: Faecal egg counts are a common indicator of nematode infection and since it is a heritable trait, it provides a marker for selective breeding. However, since resistance to disease changes as the adaptive immune system develops, quantifying temporal changes in heritability could help impr...

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Autores principales: Mair, Colette, Stear, Michael, Johnson, Paul, Denwood, Matthew, Jimenez de Cisneros, Joaquin Prada, Stefan, Thorsten, Matthews, Louise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26092676
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0125-5