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Table 2 Estimates of inbreeding depression for all traits and total inbreeding measures, expressed as the change in expected phenotype per 1% increase in inbreeding

From: Inbreeding depression due to recent and ancient inbreeding in Dutch Holstein–Friesian dairy cattle

Trait

\(\varvec{F}_{{\varvec{PED}}}\)

\(\varvec{F}_{{\varvec{ROH}}}\)

\(\varvec{F}_{{\varvec{GRM}}}\)

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

Estimate

SE

MY

− 37.95**

3.66

− 36.25**

2.35

− 48.07**

2.83

FY

− 1.54**

0.14

− 1.34**

0.09

− 1.60**

0.11

PY

− 1.27**

0.11

− 1.20**

0.07

− 1.55**

0.09

CI

0.46*

0.23

0.48**

0.15

0.62**

0.18

ICF

0.16

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.09

0.07

IFL

0.13

0.19

0.27*

0.12

0.42**

0.15

CR

− 0.31*

0.12

− 0.27**

0.08

− 0.36**

0.09

SCS150

0.58

0.44

0.30

0.28

0.44

0.34

SCS400

0.86*

0.43

0.86**

0.28

1.15**

0.33

  1. MY: 305-day milk yield (kg); FY: 305-day fat yield (kg); PY: 305-day protein yield (kg); CI: calving interval (days); ICF: interval calving to first insemination (days); IFL: interval first to last insemination (days); CR: conception rate (%); SCS150 somatic cell score day 5 to 150 (1000 + 100*[log2 of cells/mL]); SCS400: somatic cell score day 151 to 400 (1000 + 100*[log2 of cells/mL])
  2. \(F_{PED}\): pedigree inbreeding based on all generations; \(F_{ROH}\): inbreeding based on all regions of homozygosity; \(F_{GRM}\): inbreeding based on genomic relationship matrix computed with allele frequencies of 0.5
  3. Significance for non-nullity is indicated by stars (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01)