Table 3 Estimates of variance components and (±) standard errors for litter size and gestation length
From: Genomic selection for crossbred performance accounting for breed-specific effects
Populationa | Modelb | \(\sigma_{s}^{2}\) | \(\sigma_{r}^{2}\) | \(\sigma_{a}^{2}\) | \(\sigma_{{a_{LW} }}^{2}\) | \(\sigma_{{a_{LR} }}^{2}\) | \(\sigma_{e}^{2}\) | h 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Litter size | ||||||||
 LW | GS | 0.43 ± 0.13 | 1.70 ± 0.30 | 1.81 ± 0.36 | – | – | 8.26 ± 0.25 | 0.15 ± 0.03 |
 LR | GS | 0.02 ± 0.09 | 1.22 ± 0.28 | 1.30 ± 0.31 | – | – | 8.80 ± 0.27 | 0.12 ± 0.03 |
 F1 | GS | 0.10 ± 0.10 | 1.38 ± 0.28 | 1.42 ± 0.34 | – | – | 8.54 ± 0.24 | 0.12 ± 0.03 |
 F1 | BS | 0.11 ± 0.10 | 1.37 ± 0.29 | – | 0.74 ± 0.23 | 0.56 ± 0.245 | 8.52 ± 0.24 | 0.12 ± 0.03 |
Gestation length | ||||||||
 LW | GS | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.68 ± 0.09 | – | – | 0.78 ± 0.02 | 0.34 ± 0.04 |
 LR | GS | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.64 ± 0.09 | – | – | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.04 |
 F1 | GS | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.06 | 0.81 ± 0.11 | – | – | 0.90 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.04 |
 F1 | BS | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | – | 0.42 ± 0.08 | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 0.90 ± 0.03 | 0.40 ± 0.04 |