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Evaluation of the efficiency of artificial neural networks for genetic value prediction

2016; Research Foundation of Ribeirão Preto; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4238/gmr.15017676

1676-5680

G.N. Silva, Rafael Simões Tomaz, I.C. Sant’Anna, Vinícius Quintão Carneiro, Cosme Damião Cruz, Moysés Nascimento,

Neural Networks and Applications

Artificial neural networks have shown great potential when applied to breeding programs.In this study, we propose the use of artificial neural networks as a viable alternative to conventional prediction methods.We conduct a thorough evaluation of the efficiency of these networks with respect to the prediction of breeding values.Therefore, we considered eight simulated scenarios, and for the purpose of genetic value prediction, seven statistical parameters in addition to the phenotypic mean in a network designed as a multilayer perceptron.After an evaluation of different network configurations, the results demonstrated the superiority of neural networks compared to estimation procedures based on linear models, and indicated high predictive accuracy and network efficiency.