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Data File

The CommittedMatings.txt data file simply contains 2 columns:

  • Sire: Father’s Id of committed mating
  • Dam: Mother’s Id of committed mating

Example:

Sire      Dam
George    Daisy
Jim       Jessica
Harry     Gloria
Harry     Michelle
Harry     Fatima
Tom       Gertrude
Tom       Susan
Hein      Kar

You can use space or comma delimited format.

Place the CommittedMatings.txt file in the same location as your Main Data File (CSV) before opening the CSV in MateSel. You should see the following Committed Matings options:

Committed Matings Settings

Validation

Section titled “Validation”

If these committed matings lead to a breaking of any constraints, such as MaxUse constraints or group mating permissions, then this will be reported as a warning in the MateSel logs tab, and the run may have to stop.