inbreeding {pedigreemm}

Inbreeding coefficients from a pedigree...

Description

Inbreeding coefficients from a pedigree

Usage

inbreeding(ped)

Arguments

ped

an object that inherits from class pedigree

Details

Determine the inbreeding coefficients for all the individuals of a pedigree. This function a numeric vector.

Value

a numeric vector

Source

Sargolzaei, M. and H. Iwaisaki, 2005. Comparison of four direct algorithms for computing the inbreeding coefficients. J. Anim. Sci, 76: 401-406.

References

2010. A.I. Vazquez, D.M. Bates, G.J.M. Rosa, D. Gianola and K.A. Weigel. Technical Note: An R package for fitting generalized linear mixed models in animal breeding. Journal of Animal Science, 88:497-504.

Examples

ped <- pedigree(sire = c(NA,NA,1, 1,4,5),
                dam  = c(NA,NA,2,NA,3,2), label= 1:6)
inbreeding(ped)