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FAQ for BLUPF90 programs

Input files

Data preparation program

renumf90 (ver 1.92) read me
examples

Frequent mistakes in a parameter file for BLUPF90 programs

parameter files for various models
examples

REML

remlf90 (ver 1.76) read me: EM algorithm - PDF
airemlf90 (ver 1.99) read me: Average Information REML + REMLF90 - Standard Errors (PDF)

Gibbs sampling

OPTIONs for priors and degrees of belief, for restarting from the last sampling, and for storing solutions and SD with or without fixed variances

gibbs1f90 (ver 1.42) read me: Faster than GIBBS2F90 without missing traits
gibbs2f90 (ver 1.76) read me
gibbs3f90 (ver 1.77) read me: Heterogeneous residual variances
thrgibbs1f90(b) (ver 2.100) read me: Threshold model + linear model

Post-Gibbs Analysis

  postgibbsf90 (ver 3.02) read me: Needs Gibbs samples and gnuplot (use postgibbsold for old Gibbs sampler programs)

BLUP

  blupf90 (ver 1.45) read me: SOR, FSPAK or PCG - PDF
  blup90iod2 (ver 3.78) read me: For a large number of equations (available only under some conditions)
  cblup90iod2 (ver 3.16) read me: Threshold model + linear model for a large number of equations (available only under some conditions)

Accuracy

  accf90 : (ver 1.63) read me: Accuracy (reliability) for a large number of animals (available only under some conditions)

Genomic Analysis

  preGSf90 (ver 1.6) read me: Pre-analysis of genomic programs

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