Program gebvtest.py - User Manual

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Information about the program:

The program gebvtest.py performs the GEBV validation tests for one breed-population combination, for all traits. At the end of the program a zip file is created with the input files and the result file, ready for submission to the ITBC. The ITBC will perform some additional data checks and re-run the program to check the results. The result file is a new file735 format file, which is a modification and extension of the previous file731 format file.

• usage: gebvtest.py [-h] [-v] [-m] [-M MERGEDIR] [-Z] [-C] brd pop datadir positional arguments:
  • brd evaluation breed code (BSW/GUE/JER/HOL/RDC/SIM) pop population code (same as country code except for
    • CHR/DEA/DFS/FRR/FRM)
    datadir absolute or relative path to data files
  optional arguments:
  • -h, --help show this help message and exit -v, --verbose increase output verbosity -m, --mergefiles write merged data files (for independent data checks) -M MERGEDIR, --mergedir MERGEDIR
    • absolute or relative path for merged data files (default=DATADIR/merged)
    -Z, --no-zip do not create a zip file (eg. for preliminary testing
    • or usage at ITBC)
    -C, --cleanup delete all files successfully added to the zip file
  See detailed instructions at:

  https://wiki.interbull.org/gebvtest_instructions?action=print

Sample data for program testing

Some sample data for breed HOL and country ABC are available in the sample_data directory. The two programs can be run from the programs directory as follows:

• python gtconvert.py -v hol abc ../sample_data python gebvtest.py -v -m hol abc ../sample_data

The outputs should match those in the source zip file.