Table 2 Posterior means of heritability (h2) and genetic variance (\({\varvec{\upsigma}}_{{\mathbf{A}}}^{2}\)) of average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily gain (ADG), lean meat percentage (LMP), and phenotypic and genetic residual feed intake (\({\mathbf{RFI}}_{{\mathbf{P}}}\) and \({\mathbf{RFI}}_{{\mathbf{G}}}\), respectively), with posterior standard deviations in parentheses
Traits | ADFI, kg/d | ADG, kg/d | LMP, % | RFIP, kg/d | RFIG, kg/d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
h2 | 0.32 (0.04) | 0.26 (0.04) | 0.56 (0.06) | 0.20 (0.03) | 0.15 (0.03) |
\(\upsigma_{\text{A}}^{2}\) | 0.035 (0.005) | 0.004 (0.001) | 2.024 (0.252) | 0.011 (0.002) | 0.009 (0.002) |