Identifying breeds that have to few versus enough missing sires. This criteria is regulated with the option pminGroupSize.

define_GG(
  psInputFile,
  psBreedsFile = NULL,
  psCountryFile = NULL,
  pminGroupSize = 250,
  pnumberOfYears = 6,
  pdiffYear = 3,
  pglobal_minyear = 1900,
  pglobal_maxyear = 2100,
  pbLog = FALSE
)

Arguments

psInputFile

data frame including number of missing parents per year and breed

psBreedsFile

breed grouping file

psCountryFile

country grouping file

pminGroupSize

minimum number of animals required per genetic group

pnumberOfYears

minimum number of birth years required per genetic group

pglobal_minyear

global minimum year

pglobal_maxyear

globar maximum year

ppdiffYear

difference in birth years between parents of bulls and parents of dams