Genetics Selection Evolution

Table 8 Average correlation between predicted and yet-to-be observed purebred and crossbred adjusted phenotypes obtained with a sixfold cross-validation

From: Pedigree and genomic evaluation of pigs using a terminal-cross model

Model	Trait	PB phenotype	CB phenotype
PED	ADG	0.208	0.159
	FCR	0.139	0.166
	LM	0.122	0.148
	Ph	0.051	0.035
	DL	0.260	0.128
	IMF	0.178	0.086
GEN	ADG	0.204	0.191
	FCR	0.180	0.201
	LM	0.245	0.175
	pH	0.075	0.087
	DL	0.374	0.134
	IMF	0.225	0.072
GEN_UNI	ADG	0.195	0.191
	FCR	0.179	0.210
	LM	0.244	0.144
	pH	0.150	0.051
	DL	0.368	0.057
	IMF	0.236	0.051

PB purebred, CB crossbred, ADG growth rate between end and beginning of the control period, FCR feed conversion ratio, LM % of lean meat, pH pH longissimus dorsi, DL drip loss, IMF intramuscular fat

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