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Table 2 Variance component estimates (standard errors)

From: Genomic prediction with non-additive effects in beef cattle: stability of variance component and genetic effect estimates against population size

 

CW

REA

RT

SFT

YI

BMS

A

1061.2 (50.9)

37.2 (2.0)

0.200 (0.012)

0.236 (0.012)

0.959 (0.050)

1.754 (0.086)

D

  

0.004 (0.006)

   

AA

412.5 (78.0)

14.4 (3.4)

0.091 (0.030)

0.066 (0.018)

0.443 (0.087)

0.517 (0.132)

AD

  

0.112 (0.049)

   

R

724.2 (70.8)

38.6 (3.1)

0.222 (0.042)

0.219 (0.017)

0.888 (0.079)

1.488 (0.122)

  1. CW carcass weight, REA rib eye area, RT rib thickness, SFT subcutaneous fat thickness, YI yield rate, BMS beef marbling score, A additive, D dominance, AA additive-by-additive, AD additive-by-dominance, R residual
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