Table 2 Number of QTL in trait groups revealed by each of the methods

Number of traits

4

10

10

24

Number of animals with records for all traits

2,553

1,927

2,689

1,074

Mean correlation between drEBV (± SD)

0.14 ± 0.18

0.32 ± 0.24

0.17 ± 0.19

0.10 ± 0.16

QTL—stGWAS^a,c (in N traits)

2 (2)

5 (8)

4 (5)

11 (15)

QTL—mtGWAS^a,c

0

5

3

4

QTL—metaGWAS^a,c

0

7

3

4

QTL—metaGWAS^b,c

0

6

3

7

QTL—metaGWAS^b, (imputed WGS)

0

6

3

6