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Table 3 Mean of variance components estimated using IBS, IBD, and IBS + IBD genomic relationship matrices

From: The importance of identity-by-state information for the accuracy of genomic selection

Methods

Fat yield

Milk yield

Protein yield

IBS

σ a 2

1010.37

527771

649.61

σ e 2

149.49

93358

104.86

IBD

σ u 2

1020.94

558117

671.47

σ e 2

2.99

8716

12.56

IBS + IBD

σ a 2

105.26

48690

56.09

σ u 2

1000.62

548435

660.88

σ e 2

3.04

8604

12.53

  1. σ a 2 and σ u 2: estimated genetic variances using IBS and IBD relationship matrix, respectively; σ e 2: mean error variance.