Impacts of both reference population size and inclusion of a residual polygenic effect on the accuracy of genomic prediction

Table 2 Realised reliabilities^§ of genomic EBV of German Holstein bulls using the German national reference population

Trait	Pedigree index	GEBV	Gain	Conformation	Pedigree index	GEBV	Gain
Milk yield	28	56	28	Stature	23	51	28
Fat yield	27	58	32	Angularity	24	47	23
Protein yield	32	59	28	Rump angle	28	52	24
Somatic cell score	33	59	26	Udder depth	22	48	26
Longevity	34	51	17	Udder support	27	45	18
NR56 heifer	18	25	7	Chest width	24	46	22
Days open	21	29	8	Rear leg set	15	31	16
Stillbirth maternal	18	27	9	Locomotion	14	24	10
Milking speed	28	57	25	Body condition score	18	38	20

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