• Animal models with group-specific additive genetic variances: extending genetic group models 

      Muff, Stefanie; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Saatoglu, Dilan; Keller, Lukas; Jensen, Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background The animal model is a key tool in quantitative genetics and has been used extensively to estimate fundamental parameters, such as additive genetic variance or heritability. An implicit assumption of animal ...
    • Spatial modelling improves genetic evaluation in smallholder breeding programs 

      Selle, Maria; Steinsland, Ingelin; Powell, Owen; Hickey, John M.; Gorjanc, Gregor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Breeders and geneticists use statistical models to separate genetic and environmental effects on phenotype. A common way to separate these effects is to model a descriptor of an environment, a contemporary group ...