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Table 5 Efficiency of the mating method for reducing inbreeding coefficients (F), trait penalties (T) in the Holstein (Normandy) breed, using three scenarios

From: A mating method accounting for inbreeding and multi-trait selection in dairy cattle populations

Mating method

32% herds 2

47% herds 2

actual

allowed: 62.9%

allowed: 62.5%

0% herds 2

0% herds 2

no profiles

allowed: 73.6%

allowed: 79%

100% herds 2

100% herds 2

profiles 50%

allowed: 35.8%

allowed: 39.3%

 

F (%)

T

F (%)

T

F (%)

T

Random

3.82

4.05

2.16

1.50

3.85

4.10

2.33

1.51

3.85

4.10

1.32

1.38

Specific

2.91

2.80

1.10

0.58

2.88

2.74

1.43

0.78

3.05

2.90

0.83

0.90

Optimized

ρ (%)

3.19

3.25

69.8

63.8

1.42

0.91

69.8

63.8

3.11

3.08

76.0

75.2

1.64

0.96

76.0

75.2

3.27

3.25

72.2

71.3

0.97

0.89

72.2

71.3

  1. 'Profiles 50%' refers to the most frequent profiles, observed on 50% of the actual cows in herds 2
  2. ρ = relative penalty reduction