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Table 3 Variance components for growth and reproductive traits in performance-tested and commercial young bulls and heifers on pasture and in feedlots

From: Selection of performance-tested young bulls and indirect responses in commercial beef cattle herds on pasture and in feedlots

Trait

σ 2a

σ 2e

h 2

Performance test on pasture

 FW

421.03 (380.00; 461.80)

514.38 (487.00; 547.60)

0.45 (0.41; 0.49)

 ADG

0.019 (0.016; 0.022)

0.053 (0.051; 0.055)

0.26 (0.23; 0.30)

 SC

3.34 (2.94; 3.69)

3.05 (2.79; 3.33)

0.52 (0.47; 0.57)

Commercial on pasture

 FW

322.26 (295.70; 345.30)

721.84 (702.80; 739.90)

0.31 (0.29; 0.33)

 M_FW

321.08 (281.90; 358.30)

887.12 (857.30; 916.10)

0.27 (0.24; 0.29)

 F_FW

264.14 (238.10; 286.90)

604.12 (585.20; 623.30)

0.30 (0.27; 0.33)

 ADG

0.010 (0.009; 0.011)

0.051 (0.050; 0.055)

0.16 (0.14; 0.18)

 M_ADG

0.012 (0.011; 0.014)

0.058 (0.057; 0.060)

0.18 (0.15; 0.20)

 F_ADG

0.009 (0.008; 0.010)

0.044 (0.042; 0.045)

0.17 (0.15; 0.20)

 SC

2.58 (2.20; 2.91)

3.86 (3.59; 4.13)

0.40 (0.35; 0.45)

 AFC

3.65 (1.93; 4.36)

15.50 (14.69; 16.91)

0.18 (0.10; 0.22)

 AFCa

1.68 (1.20; 2.16)

16.96 (16.33; 17.57)

0.09 (0.06; 0.11)

Performance test in feedlots

 FW

756.70 (626.30; 895.80)

689.82 (590.40; 780.30)

0.52 (0.45; 0.60)

 ADG

0.064 (0.048; 0.082)

0.181 (0.168; 0.195)

0.26 (0.20; 0.32)

 SC

4.27 (3.64; 4.88)

2.49 (2.07; 2.97)

0.63 (0.56; 0.70)

Commercial in feedlots

 FW

426.53 (308.00; 586.90)

860.56 (749.80; 976.40)

0.33 (0.24; 0.44)

 M_FW

355.59 (298.10; 432.20)

984.17 (915.50; 1060.00)

0.27 (0.22; 0.31)

 F_FW

473.95 (319.40; 645.20)

687.18 (549.70; 803.20)

0.41 (0.28; 0.53)

 ADG

0.015 (0.010; 0.019)

0.064 (0.060; 0.070)

0.19 (0.13; 0.24)

 M_ADG

0.013 (0.008; 0.018)

0.069 (0.065; 0.075)

0.16 (0.09; 0.22)

 F_ADG

0.013 (0.007; 0.018)

0.060 (0.054; 0.066)

0.17 (0.09; 0.23)

 SC

3.62 (2.65; 4.63)

4.16 (3.39; 4.99)

0.46 (0.35; 0.57)

  1. Lower and upper limits of the highest posterior density intervals with 90% of the samples are listed between brackets
  2. Posterior means of σ 2 a additive genetic variance, σ 2 e residual variance, h 2 heritability, FW final weight, M_FW male FW, F_FW female FW, ADG average daily gain, M_ADG male ADG, F_ADG female ADG, SC scrotal circumference, AFC age at first calving
  3. aResults from single trait analysis. Variances for AFC were multiplied by 10−3