Mrode {GeneticsPed}R Documentation

Pedigree and data examples from Mrode

Description

Various pedigree and data examples from book by R. A. Mrode (2005)

Usage

data(Mrode2.1)
data(Mrode3.1)

Format

Mrode2.1 is an extended pedigree example from page 27 with 6 individuals:

sub
subject
fat
father
mot
mother
fam
family
sex
sex
gen
generation
dtB
date of birth

Mrode3.1 is a pedigree and data example from page 43: it shows a beef breeding scenario with 8 individuals (animals), where 5 of them have phenotypic records (pre-weaning gain) and 3 three of them are without records and link others through the pedigree:

calf
calf
sex
sex of a calf
sire
father of a calf
dam
mother of a calf
pwg
pre-weaning gain of a calf in kg

References

Mrode, R. A. (2005) Linear models for the prediction of animal breeding values. 2nd edition. CAB International. ISBN 0-85199-000-2 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0851990002

Examples

  data(Mrode2.1)
  Mrode2.1$dtB <- as.Date(Mrode2.1$dtB)
  Pedigree(x=Mrode2.1, subject="sub", ascendant=c("fat", "mot"),
           ascendantSex=c("M", "F"), family="fam", sex="sex",
           generation="gen", dtBirth="dtB")

  data(Mrode3.1)
  Pedigree(x=Mrode3.1, subject="calf", ascendant=c("sire", "dam"),
           ascendantSex=c("Male", "Female"), sex="sex")

[Package GeneticsPed version 1.0.0 Index]