Producer Breeding Objectives and Optimal Sire Selection

Information from an online survey of dairy producers was used to determine how important producers perceived three different objectives in the breeding problem. The objectives were: maximizing expected net merit of the progeny, minimizing the expected progeny inbreeding coefficient, and minimizing s...

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Published in:	Journal of dairy science Vol. 85; no. 12; pp. 3518 - 3525
Main Authors:	Tozer, P.R., Stokes, J.R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Savoy, IL Elsevier Inc 01.12.2002 Am Dairy Sci Assoc American Dairy Science Association
Subjects:	Animal productions Animals Biological and medical sciences Breeding breeding value Cattle Cattle - genetics Costs and Cost Analysis dairy herds Dairying Dairying - economics decision making economics farm management farmers farmers' attitudes Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology genetics Inbreeding Individual mate selection Insemination, Artificial Insemination, Artificial - economics Insemination, Artificial - veterinary Jersey Male Models, Genetic Models, Statistical multiple-objective integer programming producer objectives production costs risk reduction selection criteria Selection, Genetic Semen sires Terrestrial animal productions Vertebrates veterinary multiple-objective integer programming EPIC Individual mate selection AHP EPNM producer objectives MOP NM Genetic selection Farming animal Dairy cattle Male Sire Progeny Reproduction Vertebrata Mammalia Surveillance Artificial insemination Breeding success Models Artiodactyla Economic aspect Ungulata
ISSN:	0022-0302, 1525-3198
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