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Specialised sire and dam lines. II. The choice of the most profitable parental combination when component traits are genetically additive

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

Rom Moav
Rom Moav
Affiliation:
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Detailed graphic and algebraic procedures were outlined for finding the most profitable parental combination among a group of lines when genetic additivity of component traits is assumed.

Profit was expressed as a linear function of productivity and a reciprocal function of reproductivity. The non-linearity and the unequal contributions to profit of the sire and dam lines were exploited in order to minimise both reproduction and production costs.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1966 , pp. 203 - 211
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1966

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