Table 7 Correlation of reaction norm estimated breeding values (EBV) for intercept \(({\text{a}}_{0})\), slope \(({\text{a}}_{1})\) and scale-corrected slope \(({\text{a}}_{{1}}^{{*}})\)
From: Validation of reaction norm breeding values for robustness in Australian sheep
EBV | a | b | c |
|---|---|---|---|
\({\text{a}}_{0}\) | 0.40 (0.67) | 0.62 (0.76) | 0.64 (0.76) |
\({\text{a}}_{1}\) | 0.22 (0.32) | 0.33 (0.37) | 0.31 (0.38) |
\({\text{a}}_{1}^{\text{*}}\) | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.34 |
Number of sires | 253 | 65 | 62 |