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Assortative mating and artificial selection : a second appraisal Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia selection response of the positive assortative mating of selected parents was determined for a 2 generation cycle. Relative efficiency refers to the incremental due to mating response individuals assortatively instead of randomly. As determined by relative efficiency, assortative mating is most useful when heritability is large, parental selection intensity is low and offspring selection intensity is high. Compared with selection on assortative matin