This program is a post-processor tool for solutions obtained with blupf90+ or gibbsf90+ for random-regression models. The program outputs solutions, variances, and reliabilities for a specific point of the longitudinal scale (e.g., days in milk), for a cumulative interval of the longitudinal scale, or with a user-specified vector of coefficients. The program can calculate solutions, variances, and reliabilities for a weighted average of different traits. Additionally, (co)variances and heritabilities for each value of the longitudinal scale can be calculated.

The program works by obtaining solutions with a training (partial) dataset and the complete (whole) dataset. Then, validation statistics are obtained from those solutions and a list of validation individuals.

OPTION include_effects e1 e2 e3

Effects e1, e2, and e3 are used to calculate the EBV and reliabilities

OPTION include_pev

Calculate EBV reliabilities based on a pev_pec file

OPTION minmaxrr min max

Specify the minimum (min) and maximum (max) value for standardizing the longitudinal scale

OPTION point p1 p2 p3

Calculations are made for specific points (p1, p2, p3) of the longitudinal scale

OPTION cumulative min max

Calculations are made for the cumulative interval between min and max values of the longitudinal scale

OPTION user_coeff x

Calculations are made for an user-specified vector of coefficients x

OPTION trait_group t1,t2,...,tn w1 w2 ... wn

Calculations are made for a weighted average for traits t1,t2,…,tn using weights w1 w2 … wn. Traits should be separated by commas, and weights by spaces.

OPTION daily_var e1 e2 e3

Calculates and stores (co)variances and heritabilities for each point of the longitudinal scale

OPTION solutionfile filename

Specify the solutions file name (default=solutions)

OPTION pevfile filename

Specify the pev_pec file name (default=pev_pec_bf90)

OPTION acctype x

Select the type of accuracy to calculate: reliability (x=1, default), accuracy (x=2), BIF accuracy (x=3)

OPTION readExternalInbreeding filename

Corrects reliabilities with inbreeding based on inbreeding coefficients in filename

OPTION origID

Reads and stores solutions with original ids