Table 3 Average mean (number of observations) of pedigree-based inbreeding coefficient (F_PED) and runs of homozygosity-based inbreeding coefficient (F_ROH) for different lenghts (F_ROH1–2, F_ROH2–4, F_ROH4–8, and F_{ROH > 8 Mb}) for six Nellore lineages

F_PED¹

0.020^a (7282)

0.019^a (178)

0.020^a (90)

0.016^ab (103)

0.011^b (42)

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F_{ROH1–2 Mb}

0.016^a (7853)

0.014^c (288)

0.015^ab (205)

0.014^bc (149)

0.014^c (79)

0.014^c (50)

F_{ROH2–4 Mb}

0.014^a (7810)

0.012^b (284)

0.014^a (198)

0.012^b (144)

0.011^b (73)

0.012^b (44)

F_{ROH4–8 Mb}

0.015^a (7664)

0.014^b (266)

0.016^a (185)

0.014^b (136)

0.014^b (70)

0.012^b (40)

F_{ROH > 8 Mb}

0.025^a (7443)

0.022^bc (245)

0.024^ab (171)

0.018^c (130)

0.022^bc (70)

0.017^c (34)