Table 1 Estimates of heterosis for tropically-adapted beef heifer traits at approximately 600Â days of age from four multi-breed models
From: Multi-breed genomic evaluation for tropical beef cattle when no pedigree information is available
|  | Live weight (kg) | Hip height (mm) | Body condition score (1–5) | Heifer puberty (0 or 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of records | 26,721 | 25,567 | 26,794 | 29,367 |
BREEDFIXED | 47.6 ± 2.9 | 50.5 ± 3.8 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.47 ± 0.03 |
BREEDRANDOM | 45.4 ± 2.8 | 48.4 ± 3.7 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.44 ± 0.03 |
NOBREED | 47.0 ± 2.9 | 50.5 ± 3.7 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.03 |
BAYESR | 40.6 ± 2.8 | 46.3 ± 4.3 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.05 |