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Table 4 Variance components and genetic parameters estimated for juniper consumption in Boer x Spanish composite and Angora goat populations

From: Genetic background of juniper (Juniperus spp.) consumption predicted by fecal near-infrared spectroscopy in divergently selected goats raised in harsh rangeland environments

 

Boer x Spanish

Angora

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

h2

0.43

0.02

0.19

0.03

 High

0.22

0.05

-

-

 Low

0.22

0.04

-

-

Realized h2

0.34

0.06a

0.13

0.03a

 High

0.13

0.02a

-

-

 Low

0.19

0.03a

-

-

pe

0.03

0.01

0.09

0.02

 High

0.14

0.04

-

-

 Low

0.15

0.04

-

-

σ2g

35.80

2.37

9.40

1.39

 High

16.26

3.59

-

-

 Low

15.63

3.33

-

-

σ2pe

2.12

1.08

4.41

1.16

 High

9.56

2.24

-

-

 Low

9.95

2.29

-

-

σ2e

45.80

0.98

35.00

0.93

 High

45.43

1.43

-

-

 Low

40.72

1.22

-

-

t

0.45

0.02

0.28

0.02

 High

0.36

0.02

-

-

 Low

0.38

0.02

-

-

rg

-0.04

0.11

-0.31

0.20

  1. h2 Heritability
  2. HIGH Selected line for high consumption of juniper
  3. LOW Selected line for low consume of juniper
  4. pe ratio of permanent environment
  5. σ2g genetic variance
  6. σ2pe permanent environment variance
  7. σ2e residual variance
  8. t repeatability
  9. rg genetic correlation between juniper consumption and weaning weight
  10. astandard error of the realized heritability