Mrode3 {nadiv}

Pedigree, from chapter 3 of Mrode (2005) with genetic groups and a trait column

Description

Pedigree, from chapter 3 of Mrode (2005) with genetic groups and a trait column

Usage

Mrode3

Format

A data.frame with 10 observations on the following 8 variables:

calf

a factor with levels indicating the unique genetic groups and individuals

dam

a numeric vector of maternal identities

sire

a numeric vector of paternal identities

damGG

a factor of maternal identities with genetic groups inserted instead of NA

sireGG

a factor of paternal identities with genetic groups inserted instead of NA

sex

a factor with levels female male

WWG

a numeric vector of pre-weaning weight gain (kg) for five beef calves

Source

Mrode, R.A. 2005. Linear Models for the Prediction of Animal Breeding Values, 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing.

Examples

  data(Mrode3)
  str(Mrode3)