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Table 5 Window size, log-likelihood, residual variance (\({\varvec{\upsigma}}_{{\mathbf{e}}}^{2}\)), additive variance (\({\varvec{\upsigma}}_{{\mathbf{a}}}^{2}\)) and intercept (\({\varvec{\upmu}}\)) with the best log-likelihood using real data and different methods

From: Study of the optimum haplotype length to build genomic relationship matrices

Trait

Method

DW

SW

TMS

\({\mathbf{G}}\)

Scrotal circumference

Window size

8

7

15

Log-likelihood

−1325.48

−1325.60

−1326.95

−1330.15

Additive variance

5.29

5.44

5.02

3.20

Residual variance

2.03

2.11

2.32

2.44

Age at puberty

Window size

7

8

11

Log-likelihood

−4401.20

−4402.31

−4400.77

−4405.25

Additive variance

11273.73

11052.93

11853.68

6816.86

Residual variance

4902.01

4694.35

5405.72

5729.85

Weight at first corpus luteum

Window size

7

2

3

Log-likelihood

−3493.23

−3493.62

−3492.76

−3494.73

Additive variance

1451.34

2758.13

3184.40

900.60

Residual variance

750.88

804.50

845.43

833.38