Table 4 Genetic gain from year 5 to 20 in different settings with controlled mating
From: The importance of controlled mating in honeybee breeding
BQ per year | \(r_{md}=-\,0.53\) | \(r_{md}=-\,0.88\) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(N_s=5\) | \(N_s=10\) | \(N_s=20\) | \(N_s=5\) | \(N_s=10\) | \(N_s=20\) | |
500 | 4.70 | 4.61 | 4.40 | 1.78 | 1.90 | 1.89 |
1000 | 4.96 | 4.93 | 4.76 | 1.86 | 2.02 | 2.05 |
2000 | 5.21 | 5.20 | 5.07 | 1.94 | 2.12 | 2.19 |