>>>> this system has undergone continuous development where marketing >>>> objectives, among other things, are considered; affecting what traits >>>> are included in the breeding objectives and their weighting >>>> proportions."
>> Sounds like a moving target. And if for no other reason (and there are plenty of others) BLUP, as supposedly used in the Icelandic breeding evaluations, fails right there, before you look any further. From a pure math and statistics point of view, you can't have a clue how well you are achieving your goal if the goal is moving all over the place. Karen Thomas, NC
