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Table 2 Variance component estimates (standard error) obtained with models A, G and GD

From: SNP-based mate allocation strategies to maximize total genetic value in pigs

Trait

Model

\(\sigma_{A}^{2}\)

\(\sigma_{D}^{2}\)

\(\sigma_{pe}^{2}\)

\(\sigma_{e}^{2}\)

\(h^{2}\)

\(\sigma_{D}^{2} /\sigma_{A}^{2}\)

\(\sigma_{D}^{2} /\sigma_{P}^{2}\)

AGE (d)

A

20.92 (3.22)

  

41.77 (2.42)

0.33 (0.05)

  

G

16.60 (2.18)

  

45.83 (1.67)

0.27 (0.03)

  

GD

16.26 (2.17)

3.31 (1.72)

 

42.80 (2.15)

0.26 (0.03)

0.20 (0.11)

0.05 (0.03)

BD (mm)

A

0.52 (0.07)

  

1.34 (0.06)

0.28 (0.04)

  

G

0.36 (0.05)

  

1.49 (0.04)

0.19 (0.02)

  

GD

0.36 (0.05)

0.04 (0.04)

 

1.45 (0.06)

0.19 (0.02)

0.11 (0.11)

0.02 (0.02)

APWL (g)

A

14,503.80 (2218.07)

 

3665.22 (1593.56)

21,499.64 (696.63)

0.37 (0.05)

  

G

14,476.03 (1860.53)

 

3793.68 (1128.60)

21,558.88 (694.24)

0.36 (0.04)

  

GD

14,312.09 (1845.51)

1700.24 (1597.04)

2234.86 (1792.05)

21,562.79 (684.33)

0.36 (0.04)

0.12 (0.11)

0.04 (0.04)

  1. AGE age at 100 kg, BD backfat depth, APWL average piglet weight at birth within litter, A pedigree-based model including only additive genetic effects, G genomic model including additive genetic effects and inbreeding, GD genomic model including additive and dominance genetic effects and inbreeding, \(\sigma_{A}^{2}\) additive genetic variance, \(\sigma_{D}^{2}\) dominance genetic variance, \(\sigma_{pe}^{2}\) permanent environmental variance, \(\sigma_{e}^{2}\) residual variance, \(h^{2}\) heritability, \(\sigma_{P}^{2}\) phenotypic variance