Inbreeding depression is associated with recent homozygous-by-descent segments in Belgian Blue beef cattle

Table 1 Estimation of inbreeding depression for 11 traits with six distinct estimators of F (base population AF were used)

Traits	Phenotyped animals	F_PED		F_UNI		F_GRM-1		F_GRM-2		F_HET		F_HBD
Traits	Phenotyped animals	Effect	p-values	Effect	p-values	Effect	p-values	Effect	p-values	Effect	p-values	Effect	p-values
Buttock muscling (rear view)	13,926	0.12	9.1e−01	− 0.81	1.0e−01	− 1.22	9.9e−03	− 1.19	1.2e−02	− 0.51	2.8e−01	− 0.18	7.4e−01
Buttock muscling (side view)	13,926	0.18	8.7e−01	− 0.42	4.0e−01	− 0.76	1.1e−01	− 0.84	7.8e−02	− 0.07	8.8e−01	0.23	6.8e−01
Chest width	13,926	3.25	1.3e−01	0.72	5.0e−01	− 0.21	8.3e−01	− 0.43	6.6e−01	1.40	1.6e−01	2.12	6.4e−02
Length	13,926	− 4.71	5.3e−04	− 5.10	3.5e−15	− 4.33	2.6e−12	− 4.33	2.2e−12	− 4.86	4.0e−15	− 5.60	2.3e−15
Pelvis length	13,926	− 4.03	1.3e−03	− 4.37	1.2e−12	− 3.77	1.2e−10	− 3.66	3.2e−10	− 4.19	8.2e−13	− 4.73	1.5e−12
Pelvis width	13,926	− 0.54	5.8e−01	− 2.04	1.3e−05	− 2.20	7.7e−07	− 2.17	8.7e−07	− 1.58	3.7e−04	− 1.48	3.5e−03
Rib shape	13,926	4.90	7.6e−03	− 0.04	9.7e−01	− 0.59	4.9e−01	− 0.40	6.4e−01	0.30	7.2e−01	0.16	8.7e−01
Rump	13,926	0.37	8.1e−01	0.87	2.5e−01	0.53	4.7e−01	0.10	8.9e−01	1.17	1.1e−01	1.61	5.2e−02
Shoulder muscling	13,926	0.20	8.8e−01	− 0.55	3.8e−01	− 1.14	5.9e−02	− 1.13	6.1e−02	− 0.12	8.4e−01	0.06	9.3e−01
Stature	12,360	− 19.84	3.9e−04	− 18.16	7.8e−13	− 16.36	1.5e−11	− 16.67	8.7e−12	− 17.38	8.5e−13	− 20.55	1.4e−13
Top muscling	13,926	1.95	4.5e−01	− 1.42	2.4e−01	− 2.10	6.6e−02	− 2.06	7.2e−02	− 0.73	5.2e−01	− 0.46	7.3e−01

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