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A note on the formation of optimal composite populations

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Two recently proposed methods for predicting the optimal breed contributions to a new composite breed are discussed. It is shown that these can both lead to incorrect solutions, and a reliable method is proposed.

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Communicated by J.S.F. Barker

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Kinghorn, B.P., Shepherd, R.K. & Banks, R.G. A note on the formation of optimal composite populations. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 78, 318–320 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00265290

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