Table 4 Estimated genetic variance (σ2A), phenotypic variance (σ2P), residual variance (σ2E) and heritability (h2) of δ15N and δ13C estimated in a single breed analysis of Brahman and Droughtmaster steers (standard errors in parentheses)
From: Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle
Items | Brahman | Droughtmaster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
δ15N | δ13C | δ15N | δ13C | |
h2 | 0.37 (± 0.19) | 0.19 (± 0.17) | 0.36 (± 0.21) | 0.46 (± 0.22) |
\({{\upsigma }}_{\text{A}}^{2}\) | 0.16 (± 0.09) | 0.20 (± 0.19) | 0.16 (± 0.09) | 0.54 (± 0.28) |
\({{\upsigma }}_{\text{P}}^{2}\) | 0.43 (± 0.04) | 1.09 (± 0.10) | 0.43 (± 0.04) | 1.17 (± 0.12) |
\({{\upsigma }}_{\text{E}}^{2}\) | 0.27 (± 0.08) | 0.89 (± 0.18) | 0.28 (± 0.08) | 0.63 (± 0.23) |