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Table 6 Average coefficients of determination (CD) of contrasts per herd in single trait evaluations with maternal effects

From: Connectedness among herds of beef cattle bred under natural service

Model1

Average CD

% CD over 0.4

h 2

r g

Mean

STD

Minimum

Maximum

 

0.25

0

0.189

0.084

0.047

0.438

7.75

0.25

-0.25

0.203

0.082

0.054

0.461

8.21

0.40

0

0.202

0.082

0.058

0.445

8.25

0.40

-0.5

0.251

0.079

0.099

0.505

11.82

  1. 1 The direct effects had heritability (h2) with genetic correlation (rg) with maternal effects
  2. 2 STD: standard deviation