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Table 2 The posterior estimates of genetic σ g 2 and residual σ e 2 variances, and the estimated heritability (h2) for all studied fatty acids traits in both meat and fat percent bases

From: Genome-wide association and prediction of direct genomic breeding values for composition of fatty acids in Angus beef cattlea

 

Beef meat basis1

Fat percent basis2

Trait

σ g 2 , g × 10 - 10

σ e 2 , g × 10 - 10

h 2

σ g 2 , % 2

σ e 2 , % 2

h 2

10:0

0.46

5.06

0.08

0.020

0.161

0.11

12:0

0.69

8.34

0.07

0.021

0.230

0.08

13:0

0.02

0.21

0.08

0.002

0.006

0.23

14:0

545.12

965.70

0.36

15.039

10.973

0.57

14:1

39.33

75.18

0.34

1.286

1.239

0.50

15:0

17.59

129.14

0.11

0.640

4.757

0.11

16:0

9,413.38

36,901.10

0.20

123.728

114.915

0.51

16:1

696.82

1,523.51

0.31

20.838

21.594

0.49

17:0

105.67

293.53

0.26

2.038

3.745

0.35

17:1

55.36

210.98

0.20

1.177

3.459

0.25

18:0

4,489.89

12,004.10

0.27

109.657

100.044

0.52

cis-9 18:1

25,140.30

87,427.20

0.22

309.422

246.831

0.55

cis-11 18:1

4.16

32.42

0.11

0.096

0.757

0.11

cis-12 18:1

17.85

58.20

0.23

0.409

1.159

0.26

cis-13 18:1

3.52

40.93

0.07

0.061

0.846

0.06

trans-6/9 18:1

7.07

91.38

0.07

0.229

2.190

0.09

trans-10/11 18:1

1,565.02

4,165.66

0.27

49.360

73.082

0.40

trans-12 18:1

7.44

81.36

0.08

0.198

1.195

0.14

trans-15 18:1

115.44

666.15

0.14

2.484

14.401

0.14

18:2

461.72

2,066.77

0.18

21.342

72.984

0.22

18:3n33

9.45

47.31

0.16

0.161

0.945

0.14

18:3n64

0.31

3.60

0.07

0.007

0.070

0.08

20:0

0.27

2.14

0.11

0.007

0.058

0.11

20:1

1.37

10.31

0.11

0.038

0.270

0.12

20:2

0.52

5.99

0.08

0.015

0.171

0.07

20:3n33

1.48

21.58

0.06

0.043

0.644

0.06

20:3n64

4.58

39.74

0.10

0.162

1.277

0.11

20:4

23.44

140.67

0.14

1.159

6.833

0.14

20:5

27.36

83.19

0.24

1.136

4.405

0.20

22:0

1.69

12.64

0.11

0.087

0.823

0.09

22:1

0.88

9.37

0.08

0.030

0.284

0.09

22:4

3.79

22.87

0.14

0.194

0.965

0.16

22:5

4.80

28.16

0.14

0.177

1.036

0.14

22:6

8.23

25.38

0.24

0.367

1.162

0.24

23:0

4.54

42.02

0.09

0.239

1.869

0.11

24:0

119.67

87.27

0.57

4.563

4.366

0.51

CLAc9t11

4.60

36.89

0.11

0.116

0.896

0.11

CLAt10c12

2.12

13.47

0.13

0.041

0.279

0.12

MCFA

933.11

1,799.59

0.34

26.700

21.357

0.55

LCFA

89,165.30

40,2578.00

0.18

26.661

21.375

0.55

MUFA

33,849.00

130,548.00

0.20

239.263

246.074

0.49

PUFA

789.96

3,981.50

0.16

35.037

144.961

0.19

SFA

23,398.20

94,644.80

0.19

243.243

183.208

0.57

PUFA/SFA

NA6

NA

NA

222.28

805.27

0.21

(14:0+16:0)/All

NA

NA

NA

206.16

172.13

0.54

Al5

NA

NA

NA

3,728.57

2,699.21

0.58

Σ n-3 fatty acids

102.78

266.89

0.27

4.270

10.717

0.28

Σ n-6 fatty acids

624.36

3,230.87

0.16

28.776

117.177

0.19

n3/n6

NA

NA

NA

1,397.28

9,703.89

0.12

  1. 1The amount of fatty acid in 1 gram beef meat.
  2. 2The percent of fatty acid in total fatty acid.
  3. 3n-3 fatty acids.
  4. 4n-6 fatty acids.
  5. 5Atherogenic Index.
  6. 6NA = Not Analyzed.