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Table 1 Average pedigree relationship coefficients, inbreeding coefficients and true breeding values ± SD in selected progeny from generation 0 after the assignment of the polled allele

From: Evaluation of breeding strategies for polledness in dairy cattle using a newly developed simulation framework for quantitative and Mendelian traits

 

Phenotype

Horned

Polled

Male

Female

Male

Female

Average relationship coefficient

0.0863 ± 0.0243

0.0338 ± 0.0112

0.1434 ± 0.0504

0.0347 ± 0.0116

Average inbreeding coefficient

0.0233 ± 0.0098

0.0124 ± 0.0049

0.0423 ± 0.0261

0.0130 ± 0.0050

Average true breeding values

2.1111 ± 0.1028

1.5763 ± 0.0743

1.7393 ± 0.1834

1.5273 ± 0.0728

  1. Results were similar across scenarios
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