A fast Newton–Raphson based iterative algorithm for large scale optimal contribution selection

Table 1 Description of datasets

Dataset	Number of selection candidates	Pedigree size	EBV			Average relationship^a	Average inbreeding^b
Dataset	Number of selection candidates	Pedigree size	Min	Mean	Max	Average relationship^a	Average inbreeding^b
Cattle	3907	23,224	0.595	1.118	1.569	0.04234	0.01709
Pig	2929	11,945	88.50	111.8	134.0	0.1928	0.09269
Sheep	6875	82,225	63.00	123.6	156.0	0.14595	0.02771

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