Factors have been developed for taking account of the number of daughters and records in the progeny-test of a dairy bull. They are obtained by evaluating the regression of half the sire's additive genetic value on a function which compares the bull's daughter level to an expected daughter Ievel. An extract from the table of the factors is given.
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