An exciting area in behavioural ecology focuses on understanding why animals exhibit
consistent among-individual differences in behaviour (animal personalities). Animal …

Progress in breeding higher-yielding crop plants would be greatly accelerated if the
phenotypic consequences of making changes to the genetic makeup of an organism could …

Generalized linear mixed models provide a flexible framework for modeling a range of data,
although with non-Gaussian response variables the likelihood cannot be obtained in closed …

Genomic selection (GS) has become an important aid in plant and animal breeding.
Multienvironment (multitrait) models allow borrowing of information across environments …

Semiparametric procedures for prediction of total genetic value for quantitative traits, which
make use of phenotypic and genomic data simultaneously, are presented. The methods …

The aim of the present study was to analyze the interplay between gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
microbiota, host genetics, and complex traits in pigs using extended quantitative-genetic …

These are (incomplete) course notes about generalised linear mixed models (GLMM).
Special emphasis is placed on understanding the underlying structure of a GLMM in order to …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency defined as the difference between
the observed feed intake and that predicted from the average requirements for growth and …

Routine recording of claw health status at claw trimming of dairy cattle has been established
in several countries, providing valuable data for genetic evaluation. In this review, we …

This study proposes a new multitrait index based on factor analysis and ideotype‐design
(FAI‐BLUP index), and validates its potential on the selection of elephant grass genotypes …