Cole, J. B., and P. M. VanRaden. 2008. A Manual for Use of BESTPRED: A Program
for Estimation of Lactation Yield and Persistency Using Best Prediction.
 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Genomics
and Improvement Laboratory.
 
This manual describes how to obtain, install, and run a Fortran 90 program for
calculating lactation yields and persistencies using best prediction
methodology. Chapters also present the theory underlying best prediction,
describe the methodology used to calculate covariances among pairs of days in
milk for any combination of traits, and discuss implementation details important
to anyone considering modifications to the programs. The purpose is to provide
both background material and step-by-step instructions for successful use of the
software.
 
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