Table 1 Descriptive statistics of phenotypic data, additive genetic variances and heritability estimates based on the 50 K SNP and the imputed 7.8 M whole genome sequence (WGS) variants in a beef cattle multibreed population for carcass merit traits
Traitsa | n | mean (sd) | 50 K \( {\sigma}_a^2\pm SE \) | 50 K h2 ± SE | 7.8 M \( {\sigma}_a^2\pm SE \) | 7.8 M h2 ± SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCW | 3984 | 337.26 (35.42) | 335.77 ± 23.39 | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 416.26 ± 35.60 | 0.49 ± 0.03 |
AFAT | 3354 | 11.11 (4.70) | 3.15 ± 0.35 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 3.52 ± 0.50 | 0.32 ± 0.04 |
REA | 3979 | 85.46 (11.92) | 28.15 ± 2.19 | 0.36 ± 0.03 | 32.96 ± 3.34 | 0.42 ± 0.03 |
LMY | 3367 | 57.43 (5.02) | 3.49 ± 0.34 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 3.69 ± 0.49 | 0.35 ± 0.04 |
CMAR | 3928 | 406 (89) | 1136.98 ± 104.48 | 0.29 ± 0.03 | 1326.30 ± 156.30 | 0.34 ± 0.03 |