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THE PARTIAL REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS IN PEDIGREE EVALUATION Ahmed MOSTAGEER Institut Iiiy Tierzucht und Haustievgenetik TierdztlicheyHochschule, Linke Bahngasse zr, Wien (Ostevveich) SUMMARY The method described by OSTAGEERM for assessing the of ancestorrecords (1970) efficiency was used to derive the partial regression coefficients for traits expressed on both sexes and for sex-limited characters. The regular cases in which all the measurable animals in the T available generations of ancestors provide information of the same size were first discussed. In sex- limited characters where the number of partial regression coefficients using T generations of ancestors is equal to -1,T2the method presented requires only the calculation of T-1 factors from which all the exact regression coefficients could be computed by simple arithmetic. A solution for the irregular cases in which the ancestors provide information of different heritabilities was also attempted. Included were also the cases in which the animal in question provides information, and those in which some of the ancestors are missing or having a number of half sib progeny. A simple and exact solution was derived that requires the calculation of a few factors from which all the regsession coefficients and the accuracy could be computed. The number of these easily calculated factors does not usually exceed half the number of sources providing information. Several worked out examples are presented. INTRODUCTION When the pedigree records are to be used in assessing the breeding value of an animal the number of regression coefficients to be calculated with respect