MTINDE is a simple spreadsheet for selection index calculations

it uses a macro, so you need to allow usage of macros (see Tools>Security>Macro Security)

It does Work out basic selection index weights

accuracy
response per trait in $ and trait units

Check whether parameters are consistent

Provide accuracy per trait EBV, from single trait and multiple trait information
Provide covariance matrix about MT-EBVs

It does not handle Desired Gains (see for this MTINDEX_DESGAIN)

Multiple Stage Selection

Instruction: Input on in light blue cells, others are protected

To run the program, just click on the RUN button (if this does not work, you migh

Produced by Julius van der Werf

University of New England
Armidale, Australia
julius.vanderwerf@une.edu.au
http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~jvanderw/

other tools:
http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~jvanderw/software.htm
Macro Security)

This is per 'selection round'

For response per year, multiply by
i/(Lf+Lm), where i is selection intensity, and L is generation interval
Typically you would calculate different indices for males and females
Or even for different ages classes

does not work, you might have turned on the 'Select Objects' button on the drawing toolbar)
Input Enter data only in
light blue cells
2 Nr of traits Parameters
Phenotypic Herit Repeat c2 among Economic
trait Name Units Stand. Dev ability ability fulls sibs value
1 PWW kg 4.0 0.4 0 0 2
2 Fat mm 2.0 0.2 0 0 -3

Correlations
Correlation structure 1 2 Phenotypic
PWW 1 1 0.2
Fat 2 0.4 1
0 Genetic
0
0

SD Index Accuracy of Index

Results Run 2.650 0.5657
Trait Genetic Response Accuracy
Stand. Dev Dollar value MT-EBV ST-EBV
1 PWW 2.53 1.481 kg 2.96 0.635 0.632
2 Fat 0.89 0.104 mm -0.31 0.477 0.447

Genetic Covariance matrix as given (correlations below diagonal)

Residual Covariance matrix as given (correlations below diagonal)

SD of breeding objective
4.68
Genetic standard deviatio Variance=Covariance matrix of MT_EBV"s
Physical Dollar value 1 2
2.53 5.06 2.578 0.411
0.89 -2.68 0.411 0.182

Number of records
own dam sire full sibs half sibs progeny
1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0

Index weights
own dam sire full sibs half sibs progeny
0.672 - - - - -
-0.416 - - - - -

Genetic Covariance matrix POSITIVE DEFINITE

Residual Covariance matrix POSITIVE DEFINITE

Input Enter data only in
light blue cells
6 Nr of traits Parameters
Phenotypic Herit Repeat c2 among Economic
trait Name Units Stand. Dev ability ability fulls sibs value
1 Birth kg 6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0
2 Weaning kg 20 0.3 0.5 0 1
3 Post-wean kg 20 0.3 0.3 0.1 1
4 Yearling kg 8 0.2 0.28 0.15 -1
5 Fat mm 2.323 0.31 0.31 1
6 EMD mm 1.992 0.27 0.7 16
Correlations
Correlation structure 1 2 3 4 5 6
Birth 1 1 -0.3 0.29 0.29 0.01 0.01
Weaning 2 -0.7 1 0.3 0.66 0.01 0.01
Post-wean 3 0.3 0.8 1 0.9 0.01 0.02
Yearling 4 -0.1 -0.2 0.85 1 0.01 0.02
Fat 5 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.07 1 0.19
EMD 6 -0.05 -0.05 -0.13 -0.16 0.45 1
Genetic Genetic Residual COVAR-matrix non-PD, matrix has been bended, see under for details
SD Index Accuracy of Index
Results Run 16.555 0.6758
Trait Genetic Response Accuracy
Stand. Dev Dollar value MT-EBV ST-EBV
1 Birth 3.29 -0.70 kg 0.00 0.367 0.000
2 Weaning 10.95 6.07 kg 6.07 0.723 0.628
3 Post-wean 10.95 4.81 kg 4.81 0.682 0.629
4 Yearling 3.58 -0.09 kg 0.09 0.468 0.228
5 Fat 1.29 0.30 mm 0.30 0.654 0.643
6 EMD 1.04 0.33 mm 5.29 0.632 0.611

Genetic Covariance matrix as given (correlations below diagonal)

10.80 -25.20 10.80 -1.18 -0.13 -0.17
-0.70 120.00 96.00 -7.84 -0.43 -0.57
0.30 0.80 120.00 33.31 -0.43 -1.47
-0.10 -0.20 0.85 12.80 -0.32 -0.59
-0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.07 1.67 0.60
-0.05 -0.05 -0.13 -0.16 0.45 1.07

Residual Covariance matrix as given (correlations below diagonal)

25.20 -10.80 24.00 15.10 0.27 0.29
-0.13 280.00 24.00 113.44 0.89 0.97
0.29 0.09 280.00 110.69 0.89 2.27
0.42 0.95 0.92 51.20 0.51 0.91
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 3.72 0.28
0.03 0.03 0.08 0.07 0.08 2.90
 SD of breeding objective
24.50
Genetic standard deviatio Variance=Covariance matrix of MT_EBV"s
Physical Dollar value 1 2 3 4 5 6
3.29 0.00 2.06 -6.65 -1.59 1.98 -0.02 -0.09
10.95 10.95 -6.65 59.99 49.52 0.48 -0.32 -0.52
10.95 10.95 -1.59 49.52 53.65 7.46 -0.50 -0.97
3.58 -3.58 1.98 0.48 7.46 4.02 -0.16 -0.33
1.29 1.29 -0.02 -0.32 -0.50 -0.16 0.66 0.31
1.04 16.56 -0.09 -0.52 -0.97 -0.33 0.31 0.39
Number of records
own dam sire full sibs half sibs progeny
0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 10 0
1 1 0 0 10 0
0 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 0 10 0
1 1 1 0 10 0
en bended, see under for details

Index weights
own dam sire full sibs half sibs progeny
- - - - - -
0.307 0.312 - - 0.45 -
0.212 0.328 - - 0.229 -
- -0.871 - - - -
1.019 0.433 0.225 - 0.490 -
3.095 1.491 1.043 - 3.972 -

Genetic Covariance matrix after bending (correlations below diagonal)

15.33 -18.69 5.08 4.82 -0.01 -0.17
-0.45 114.79 84.49 -2.18 -0.30 -0.53
0.12 0.73 115.34 25.37 -0.49 -1.35
0.29 -0.05 0.55 18.35 -0.18 -0.56
0.00 -0.02 -0.04 -0.03 1.55 0.56
-0.04 -0.05 -0.13 -0.13 0.45 0.99

Residual Covariance matrix after bending (correlations below diagonal)

25.14 -8.81 24.43 10.06 0.24 0.25
-0.11 271.24 25.30 101.67 0.82 0.88
0.30 0.09 270.74 99.77 0.82 2.13
0.24 0.74 0.73 69.54 0.58 1.02
0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 3.6 0.27
0.03 0.03 0.08 0.07 0.08 2.78