@conference {41099,
	title = {The importance of date of birth records in genetic evaluation of deer},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {59},
	year = {1999},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {129-130},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {This paper addresses one particular difficulty associated with performance recording and genetic evaluation of deer, that is, the
problem of recording pedigrees. A deterministic simulation was carried out using parameters based on deer populations where birthday has been recorded. For weaning weight, failure to record birth date resulted in reductions by 29\% and 19\% in selection accuracy, with selection on the records from the individual or from 20 progeny respectively. Corresponding reductions for yearling weight were 11\% and 5\% respectively. It was concluded that while genetic progress in deer will be compromised by lack of date of birth records, selection for growth traits can still be effective.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Amer P and Garrick D and Nicoll G}
}
