Table 4 Estimates of genetic (co)variances of traits and their respective DGV for Limousin and Simmental animals

Trait

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{1}}}^{\mathbf{2}}$

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{2}}}^{\mathbf{2}}$

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{1}}{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{2}}}$

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{1}}}^{\mathbf{2}}$

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{2}}}^{\mathbf{2}}$

${\mathit{\sigma }}_{{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{1}}{\mathit{\alpha }}_{\mathbf{2}}}$