Table 3 Variance components of the initial weight estimated by the structural growth curve model
Additive genetic effect | Maternal effect | Reproduction farm effect | Residual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variance | 499.4 (432.3, 568.7) | 49.6 (10.3, 90.5) | 219.0 (180.8, 259.1) | 265.0 (218.0, 310.7) |
Proportion to phenotypic variance | 0.48 (0.43, 0.54) | 0.05 (0.01, 0.09) | 0.21 (0.18, 0.25) | 0.26 (0.21, 0.31) |