Variance components due to direct and maternal effects for growth traits of Australian beef cattle

Restricted maximum likelihood to estimate variance components for animal models with several random effects using a derivative-free algorithm

Karin Meyer · Génétique Sélection Évolution · 1989 · 428 citations · Full text

Variance Components, Parameter Estimation, Statistical Modeling +11

A Derivative-Free Approach for Estimating Variance Components in Animal Models by Restricted Maximum Likelihood1

H. U. Graser, Stephen Smith, Bruce Tier · Journal of Animal Science · 1987 · 360 citations

Parameter Estimation, Engineering, Base Populations +21

Restricted maximum likelihood to estimate variance components for animal models with several random effects using a derivative-free algorithm

Genetics Selection Evolution · 1989 · 252 citations · Full text

Variance Components, Parameter Estimation, Statistical Modeling +11

Maternal effects and selection response.

J. P. Hanrahan · Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics applied to Livestock Production. · 1974 · 198 citations

Parental Care, Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Biology +7

Genetic variation and covariation for growth, parasite resistance and heat tolerance in tropical cattle

M. J. Mackinnon, Karin Meyer, D. J. S. Hetzel · Livestock Production Science · 1991 · 164 citations

Biology, Parasite Resistance, Animal Science +11