TARGETING MULTIPLE END-USES IN BEEF CATTLE BREEDING PROGRAMS

These guidelines are then followed as closely as possible. However, given that some guidelines are antagonistic or competitive with others, they can be difficult to integrate and compromise must be made to achieve good overall outcomes. For example, theories and rules about selection, crossbreeding and inbreeding have been developed largely in isolation from each other, such that it is difficult to mix them in real applications, and we are likely to miss the best overall strategy. Moreover, the task of trying to integrate rules can be tedious and somewhat arbitrary.