noun
progeny test
Technical term in animal or plant breeding; evaluating the genetic merit of an individual based on the performance of its offspring.
後代検定は、家畜の改良に欠かせない手法です。
Progeny testing is an indispensable method for livestock improvement.
Compound of 後代 (kōdai, 'later generations') and 検定 (kentei, 'test, certification'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.