Estimating Heritabilities and Breeding Values From Censored Phenotypes Using a Data Augmentation Approach

Time-dependent traits are often subject to censorship, where instead of precise phenotypes, only a lower and/or upper bound can be established for some of the individuals. Censorship reduces the precision of phenotypes but can represent compromise between measurement cost and animal ethics considera...

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Main Authors: Melissa A. Stephen, Hao Cheng, Jennie E. Pryce, Chris R. Burke, Nicole M. Steele, Claire V. C. Phyn, Dorian J. Garrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.867152/full