Multistage selection for maximum economic return with an application to beef cattle breeding.

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Methodology for selection index updating was developed to allow multistage selection. The program determines truncation points for each stage of selection that will maximize either profit or the ratio of aggregate economic gain to cost (R = delta H/C). Either maximum profit or R may be attained by reducing the cost of performance testing in later stages of a multistage program. In order to eliminate the need for...

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