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Table 2 Posterior mean estimates (and posterior standard deviation) of variance components in the Pirenaica and Rubia Gallega breeds

From: A multivariate analysis with direct additive and inbreeding depression load effects

 

Population

Pirenaica

Rubia Gallega

\(\upsigma_{\text{a}}^{2}\)

695.016 (25.688)

439.803 (18.121)

\(\upsigma_{\text{i}}^{2}\)

29,966.800 (5868.275)

28,222.360 (5454.273)

\({\text{r}}\left( {{\mathbf{a}},{\mathbf{i}}} \right)\)

− 0.429 (0.102)

− 0.043 (0.087)

\(\upsigma_{\text{p}}^{2}\)

1035.209 (27.714)

320.023 (11.273)

\(\upsigma_{\text{e}}^{2}\)

483.060 (15.010)

1018.207 (12.612)

  1. \(\upsigma_{\text{a}}^{2}\) is the additive genetic variance, \(\upsigma_{\text{i}}^{2}\) is the variance of individual inbreeding loads, \({\text{r}}\left( {{\mathbf{a}},{\mathbf{i}}} \right)\) is the correlation between additive genetic and individual inbreeding loads, \(\upsigma_{\text{p}}^{2}\) is the permanent environmental variance and \(\upsigma_{\text{e}}^{2}\) is the residual variance