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Table 2 Additive genetic variance (σ 2 a ), permanent environment (σ 2 pe ), residual (σ 2 e ), and heritability (h 2) for the traits.

From: Prospecting major genes in dairy buffaloes

Traita

σ 2 a

σ 2 pe

σ 2 e

h 2 ± SD

MP (kg)

46672.49

36946.85

103861.99

0.25 ± 0.03

FP (kg)

276.58

286.06

693.03

0.22 ± 0.03

PP (kg)

96.18

80.69

196.06

0.26 ± 0.03

F (%)

0.24

0.26

0.16

0.37 ± 0.04

P (%)

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.42 ± 0.04

SCS

0.58

0.64

2.17

0.17 ± 0.03

AFC (days)

348.15

-

1668.89

0.17 ± 0.02

CI (days)

275.132

399.013

4061.479

0.06 ± 0.01

NSC

0.03

0.13

0.22

0.08 ± 0.02

OD (days)

128.87

285.83

483.89

0.14 ± 0.03

  1. a MP milk production, FP fat production PP protein production (PP), %F fat percentage, %P protein percentage, SCS somatic cell score. AFC age at first calving, CI calving interval, NSC number of services per conception, OD open days