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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for de-regressed estimated breeding values (dEBV) and reliabilities (r 2 ) for production traits*

From: Estimates of missing heritability for complex traits in Brown Swiss cattle

Trait

Subset label

Number of observations

dEBV

r2(%)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Fat yield

dFAT50

1034

-8.1

26.3

90.2

7.4

dFAT70

1006

-8.7

26.1

91.0

5.8

dFAT90

655

-12.7

25.4

94.3

2.9

Milk yield

dMILK50

1034

-205.9

666.9

90.7

7.3

dMILK70

1014

-214.7

665.6

91.4

5.6

dMILK90

691

-316.1

646.9

94.4

2.9

Protein yield

dPROT50

1034

-8.2

23.3

90.6

7.1

dPROT70

1009

-8.7

23.2

91.3

5.6

dPROT90

681

-12.1

22.9

94.4

2.9

Somatic cell score

dSCS50

978

0.246

1.206

82.6

10.7

dSCS70

848

0.233

1.118

85.7

7.4

dSCS90

223

0.018

0.972

95.2

2.9

  1. *Subsets of the genotyped sire population were divided based on minimum reliabilities (50, 70, or 90); SD: standard deviation.