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Table 3 Estimates ± SE of genetic variance for percent floor eggs and percent hens perching using random regression model

From: Heritability of perching behavior and its genetic relationship with incidence of floor eggs in Rhode Island Red chickens

 

Line 1

Line 2

Intercept

Slope

Intercept

Slope

Percent perching

0.56 ± 1.3a, 5.7 ± 1.3b

0.31 ± 0.06a

1.8 ± 0.7

0.06 ± 0.03

Percent floor eggs

270.5 ± 87.0a, 262.7 ± 85.5

7.2 ± 1.7a, 6.6 ± 1.6

132.8 ± 52.4

4.0 ± 1.3

  1. aSingle trait random regression model
  2. bBivariate model for Line 1 did not include slope