Table 4 Estimates of regression coefficients (\(\beta\)) from the bivariate regression of the long-term contributions (\(r\)) on estimated breeding values (\({\text{EBV}}\)) and estimated Mendelian sampling terms (\(\hat{a}\)) for all selected individuals
| Â | Pre-OCS | OCS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\beta\) (s.e.) | \(F\) | \(\beta\) (s.e.) | \(F\) | |
Males | ||||
\({\text{EBV}}\) | 10.98 (5.24) | 4.38 | 45.34 (14.37) | 9.95 |
\(\hat{a}\) | − 6.97 (9.13) | 0.58 | 9.78 (21.45) | 0.21 |
Females | ||||
\({\text{EBV}}\) | 0.65 (0.60) | 1.18 | 0.87 (0.51) | 2.91 |
\(\hat{a}\) | 0.77 (1.25) | 0.39 | 3.21 (0.93) | 11.92 |