EBV emphases (%):
Export
The red bar graph shows the emphasis on individual EBVs that
is aimed for in the Charolais Export $Index.
The signs show the direction of the emphasis.
These emphases reflect the underlying profit drivers in
commercial production for export markets, and take account of the genetic
relationships between the trait EBVs and those profit drivers.
When $Index values are calculated, the weightings that are
applied to each EBV are in actual units ($/kg, $/cm etc). These weightings have been converted to
standardised percentages (%) here to illustrate the relative emphases.
SB May 2003