The Impact of Variable Degrees of Freedom and Scale Parameters in Bayesian Methods for Genomic Prediction in Chinese Simmental Beef Cattle

Bo Zhu; Miao Zhu; Jicai Jiang; Hong Niu; Yanhui Wang; Yang Wu; Lingyang Xu; Yan Chen; Lupei Zhang; Xue Gao; Huijiang Gao; Jianfeng Liu; Junya Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154118

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The Impact of Variable Degrees of Freedom and Scale Parameters in Bayesian Methods for Genomic Prediction in Chinese Simmental Beef Cattle

Bo Zhu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Miao Zhu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jicai Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Hong Niu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yanhui Wang,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yang Wu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lingyang Xu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yan Chen,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lupei Zhang,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xue Gao,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Huijiang Gao,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jianfeng Liu,

Affiliation Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Junya Li

* E-mail: jl1@iascaas.net.cn

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Bovine Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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The Impact of Variable Degrees of Freedom and Scale Parameters in Bayesian Methods for Genomic Prediction in Chinese Simmental Beef Cattle

Bo Zhu,
Miao Zhu,
Jicai Jiang,
Hong Niu,
Yanhui Wang,
Yang Wu,
Lingyang Xu,
Yan Chen,
Lupei Zhang,
Xue Gao

Published: May 3, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154118

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