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Table 1 Concepts related to the terminology of internal and external animals and information

From: Unified method to integrate and blend several, potentially related, sources of information for genetic evaluation

Data1

Pedigree

 

Internal animals

External animals

Internal data

Internal evaluation

Internal - external evaluations

Internal information2

Internal - external information

External data

-

External evaluation

External information

  1. 1Data = set of phenotypic records; 2Information = estimated breeding values and associated reliabilities.
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Genetics Selection Evolution

ISSN: 1297-9686