On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:50:48 -0700, you wrote:
Could we say that it works fine for predicting the amount of fat in the milk
of dairy cow (or the amount of milk produced by dairy cows), and not the
whole cow itself?
Oh, absolutely, that was what I meant but didn't write! ; )
Mic
Mic
BLUP, What Does It Mean? Is It a Valid Prediction Method?
Works fine for dairy cattle - not for Icelandic horses.
Could we say that it works fine for predicting the amount of fat in the milk
of dairy cow (or the amount of milk produced by dairy cows), and not the
whole cow itself?
Judy
Works fine for dairy cattle - not for Icelandic horses.
Could we say that it works fine for predicting the amount of fat in the
milk of dairy cow (or the amount of milk produced by dairy cows), and not
the whole cow itself?
When I went on the snipe hunt to find out about BLUP, that's
It CAN be effective when it's used with huge quantities
of data (as in millions of data points) when only ONE trait is to be
monitored and improved. I remember particularly the examples of butterfat
in cow's milk and protein content in soy beans.
OK, that data has to be measurable
OK, that data has to be measurable UNsubjective data, right?
The data would need to be 100% objective...AND, you'd have to be 100% sure
that the trait (THE trait, not bunches of TRAITS) is inheritable. For
instance, had we not worked with Hroi's upright pasterns and they hadn't
settled
BLUP, What Does It Mean? Is It a Valid Prediction Method?
http://iceryder.net/blup.html
Judy
BLUP, What Does It Mean? Is It a Valid Prediction Method?
http://iceryder.net/blup.html
It's totally junk science as applied to Icelandic Horses. The simplest
litmus test is this: if it had any validity at all, the TB racing industries
would be using it. They aren't, so there ya go. I
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:18:52 -0400, you wrote:
BLUP, What Does It Mean? Is It a Valid Prediction Method?
Works fine for dairy cattle - not for Icelandic horses.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
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