Open AccessRanking Dairy Sires Using Genetic Selection Indices Based on Financial Investment Methods versus Lifetime Net Merit: Description and Spreadsheet
Author(s) -
Michael R. Schmitt,
Albert De Vries
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-an364-2021
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , ranking (information retrieval) , investment (military) , rank (graph theory) , econometrics , actuarial science , statistics , economics , computer science , agricultural science , mathematics , machine learning , biology , political science , law , combinatorics , politics
This factsheet describes ways to rank dairy sires using genetic selection indices based on financial investment methods versus Lifetime Net Merit. The factsheet also discusses a spreadsheet that contains the calculations. Written by Michael Schmitt and Albert De Vries, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, May 2021.