Technical note: optimization of breed composition to maximize net merit of synthetic populations.

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Determination of optimal breed (strain or line) composition is important when synthesizing a new population. In this study, the relative proportions of different breed contributions to a synthetic population are derived so that net merit of the resulting synthetic population is at a maximum. Net merit (aggregate genotype) is defined as a linear combination of genotypic values weighted by economic values. Two...

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