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Table 4 Estimates of variance components (SE) of the studied traits

From: The impact of training on data from genetically-related lines on the accuracy of genomic predictions for feed efficiency traits in pigs

Trait

Phenotypic variance

Heritability

Litter effectsa

ADG

5811.70 (164.75)

0.25 (0.04)

0.10 (0.02)

BFT

14.37 (0.47)

0.36 (0.05)

0.12 (0.02)

DFI

0.04 (0.001)

0.24 (0.04)

0.09 (0.02)

FCR

0.04 (0.001)

0.24 (0.04)

0.07 (0.02)

RFI

0.01 (0.004)

0.12 (0.02)

0.08 (0.02)

  1. ADG average daily gain (g/day), BFT backfat thickness (mm), DFI daily feed intake (kg/day), FCR feed conversion ratio (kg/kg), RFI residual feed intake (kg/day)
  2. aAs a proportion of phenotypic variance