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optimum contribution selection: a standalone construct

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optimum contributionselection1 CONSTRUCTOptimum contributionMEUWISSEN · ANIMAL BREEDING

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Animal breeding

choosing selection candidates and their numbers of offspring to maximize genetic gain while holding the rate of inbreeding at a preset level.

In animal breeding, optimum contribution selection refers to choosing selection candidates and their numbers of offspring to maximize genetic gain while holding the rate of inbreeding at a preset level. This meaning comes from Meuwissen (1997) in Journal of Animal Science.[1]

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References

  1. Meuwissen, T. H. (1997). Maximizing the response of selection with a predefined rate of inbreeding. Journal of Animal Science, 75(4), 934. https://doi.org/10.2527/1997.754934x

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