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Prior to selection two groups, each with 50 males mated to 100 females were either R-mated or A-mated for 3 generations. At generation 3, 6 lines were formed in each group, one for each selection mating system-selection intensity combination, and selection began. Each line was maintained during 2 generations of selection by 10 pair-matings.","Half-sib (R-mated group) and minimum chi-square estimates of heritability (A-mated group) were, respectively, for PW: .26 (+OR-) .12 and .39 (+OR-) .02; LW: .36 (+OR-) .13 and .49 (+OR-) .04; and PT: .29 (+OR-) .08 and .25 (+OR-) .03.","Estimates of realized heritability of PW, calculated as the ratio of total response (deviated from the control lines) to cumulative selection differential, were: (UNFORMATTED TABLE FOLLOWS)","Pre-selection x selection mating system","Percentage","Selected RR RA AR AA","20% .30 (+OR-) .04 .31 (+OR-) .11 .29 (+OR-) .07 .39 (+OR-) .04","50% .12 (+OR-) .04 .19 (+OR-) .16 .23 (+OR-) .08 .30 (+OR-) .05(TABLE ENDS)","Realized heritability of PW was increased by pre-selection assortative mating (P < 0.10), and by more intense selection (P < 0.05); the mating system during selection did not affect realized heritability. There were no clear correlated responses to selection for PW.","The experiment indicated the following: (1) assortative mating of parents for a few generations prior to selection enhanced direct short-term response to selection compared to random mating of parents; (2) assortative mating during selection did not significantly increase realized heritability, irrespective of selection intensity; (3) pre-selection assortative mating would not enhance short-term response per unit time (generation) of preselection and selection compared to selection from the onset; and (4) applying low selection intensity for the purpose of not constraining the effectiveness of assortative mating was not useful. The effects of assortative mating on long-term direct and correlated responses to selection need to be investigated.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T21:00:53Z (GMT). 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Each line was maintained during 2 generations of selection by 10 pair-matings.","Half-sib (R-mated group) and minimum chi-square estimates of heritability (A-mated group) were, respectively, for PW: .26 (+OR-) .12 and .39 (+OR-) .02; LW: .36 (+OR-) .13 and .49 (+OR-) .04; and PT: .29 (+OR-) .08 and .25 (+OR-) .03.","Estimates of realized heritability of PW, calculated as the ratio of total response (deviated from the control lines) to cumulative selection differential, were: (UNFORMATTED TABLE FOLLOWS)","Pre-selection x selection mating system","Percentage","Selected RR RA AR AA","20% .30 (+OR-) .04 .31 (+OR-) .11 .29 (+OR-) .07 .39 (+OR-) .04","50% .12 (+OR-) .04 .19 (+OR-) .16 .23 (+OR-) .08 .30 (+OR-) .05(TABLE ENDS)","Realized heritability of PW was increased by pre-selection assortative mating (P < 0.10), and by more intense selection (P < 0.05); the mating system during selection did not affect realized heritability. 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