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TOTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX [1 record]

Record 1 1989-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Breeding
CONT

A bull's Total Performance Index (TPI) is made up of his predicted difference type (PDT), predicted difference for milk fat test (PD%), and predicted difference for milk production (PDM). There is a 60 percent emphasis on milk, 20 percent on fat test and 20 per cent on type.

OBS

Taken from ABS (American Breeders Service) Breeders Journal, spring 1986, p. 7

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
OBS

Proposition d'Agriculture Canada.

Spanish

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