Animal Breeding Notes
Mauricio A. Elzo
Department of Animal Sciences
Tel: 1-352-392-7564; Email:
elzo@animal.ufl.edu
Unibreed
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CHAPTER 01: Definitions and
Elementary Matrix Operations.
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CHAPTER 02: Linear Dependence,
Matrix Inverses, and Linear Equations.
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CHAPTER 03: Eigenvalues,
Eigenvectors, and Diagonalization of a Square Matrix.
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CHAPTER 04: Definite Matrices.
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CHAPTER 05: Differential Calculus
in Matrix Notation.
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CHAPTER 06: Distribution Functions
of Random Variables.
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CHAPTER 07: Expectation and
Covariances of Random Variables and Random Vectors.
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CHAPTER 08: Best Prediction.
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CHAPTER 09: Best Linear Prediction.
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CHAPTER 10: Best Linear Unbiased
Prediction.
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CHAPTER 11: The Mixed Linear Model.
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CHAPTER 13: Genetic Covariances
Between Individuals.
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CHAPTER 14: The Matrix Of Additive
Relationships And Its Inverse.
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CHAPTER 16: Animal And Reduced Animal Models.
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CHAPTER 17: Approximations To The Animal Model.
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CHAPTER 18: Repeatability Models.
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CHAPTER 19: Direct And Maternal Genetic Effects Models.
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CHAPTER 20: Additive Genetic Group Models.
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CHAPTER 21: Multiple Trait Models.
Multibreed
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CHAPTER
14M – PART 2: Breeding Value Of An Animal
For A Single Trait In A Multibreed Population.
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CHAPTER
16M: Multibreed Animal Model.
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CHAPTER
16M EQVE: Multibreed Animal Model With Equal Residual Variances.