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Table 1 Breeding schemes applying optimum-contribution selection (OCS) with restrictions

From: Most of the long-term genetic gain from optimum-contribution selection can be realised with restrictions imposed during optimisation

 

Restrictions

Breeding scheme

Truncated dams

Dams unknown

One-chance males

Pre-selection males

Sire multiples

Offspring unknown

Truncated dams

     

Dams unknown

    

One-chance OCS of sires

 

   

Pre-selection of sires 25%

  

25

  

Pre-selection of sires 10%

  

10

  

Pre-selection of sires 5%

  

5

  

Pre-selection of sires 1%

  

1

  

Pre-selection of sires 0.5%

  

0.5

  

Sire multiples 5

   

5

 

Sire multiples 10

   

10

 

Sire multiples 20

   

20

 

Sire multiples 50

   

50

 

Sire multiples 100

   

100

 

Offspring unknown

    

Multiple restrictions

5

10

 
  1. The restrictions are truncation selection of dams (Truncated dams), truncation-selected dams not known before carrying out OCS of sires (Dams unknown), OCS limited to young males (One-chance males), pre-selection of males by truncation selection before OCS (Pre-selection males), numbers of matings allocated to sires by OCS in multiples (Sire multiples), and immature offspring not known before OCS (Offspring unknown). Filled circles () and numbers indicate that restriction was imposed, where numbers indicate the proportion (%) of males that were pre-selected and the multiple used to allocate numbers of matings to sires.