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Table 4 Estimated genetic correlations and standard errors for within-breed trained MBV for Angus, Hereford, and Limousin 1

From: Comparison of molecular breeding values based on within- and across-breed training in beef cattle

 

Weaning weight MBV

Yearling weight MBV

Breed

Angus

Hereford

Limousin

Angus

Hereford

Limousin

Angus

0.36±0.07

0.14±0.08

−0.06±0.08

0.51±0.07

0.25±0.08

−0.12±0.09

Red Angus

0.16±0.16

0.09±0.16

0.25±0.16

0.08±0.18

−0.11±0.17

0.16±0.18

Charolais

−0.17±0.19

−0.06±0.19

0.35±0.19

0.09±0.18

−0.26±0.17

0.64±0.11

Gelbvieh

0.12±0.14

0.31±0.13

−0.13±0.14

0.10±0.16

0.27±0.16

0.16±0.17

Hereford

0.04±0.21

0.42±0.18

0.27±0.21

0.05±0.22

0.06±0.22

0.23±0.22

Limousin

0.02±0.09

0.23±0.09

0.40±0.08

0.06±0.09

0.17±0.09

0.28±0.08

Simmental

−0.14±0.13

0.10±0.14

0.01±0.14

−0.11±0.17

0.06±0.18

−0.36±0.16

  1. 1Animals in the pedigree of the field data evaluation population bulls were excluded from training; genetic correlations and their standard errors are in bold characters when the MBV was evaluated in the breed in which it was trained.