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A note on the estimation of economic values for selection indices: a response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

B. E. Melton ,
R. L. Willham  and
E. O. Heady
B. E. Melton
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
R. L. Willham
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
E. O. Heady
Affiliation:
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Abstract

Various procedures for estimating the economic values required to weight characteristics in multitrait selection have been proposed. Some, despite their theoretically sound foundations, are frequently misinterpreted. One such method involves the derivation of economic values based upon accepted economic theories of the firm, profit maximization, and the concepts of marginal economic behaviour. An amplified and more rigorous presentation of this method and its theoretical basis is presented that confirms the basic propriety of the method, clarifies the misinterpretations surrounding its application, and offers additional insights into the potential fallacy of less economically rigorous alternatives.

Keywords

economic weightprofit functionsselection index
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , December 1994 , pp. 455 - 459
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1994

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