Table 5 Average difference (± SE) in adjusted phenotypes between the highest and lowest quartile (Q1Q4) based on GEBV ranking

2011

0.00 ± 0.04

1.05 ± 0.17

33.57 ± 4.54

7.70 ± 1.16

103.47 ± 16.42

10.78 ± 1.87

3.56 ± 0.83

2012

0.14 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.21

33.25 ± 4.17

7.49 ± 1.05

116.36 ± 13.93

7.47 ± 1.92

2.21 ± 0.57

2013

0.08 ± 0.03

1.27 ± 0.17

34.44 ± 3.86

9.45 ± 1.06

99.20 ± 11.69

5.94 ± 1.62

3.35 ± 0.54

2014

0.10 ± 0.04

1.21 ± 0.23

25.90 ± 5.37

4.70 ± 1.39

78.60 ± 16.43

10.34 ± 1.72

3.78 ± 0.94

2015

0.08 ± 0.03

1.29 ± 0.17

28.36 ± 3.32

7.12 ± 0.95

85.45 ± 10.64

5.31 ± 1.57

2.13 ± 0.49

2016

0.13 ± 0.03

1.31 ± 0.19

31.51 ± 3.31

6.49 ± 0.98

86.56 ± 10.60

9.30 ± 1.49

1.78 ± 0.50

2017

0.09 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.19

20.53 ± 3.24

5.13 ± 0.94

60.19 ± 9.88

8.48 ± 1.55

0.96 ± 0.43

Average

0.09 ± 0.03

1.12 ± 0.19

29.65 ± 3.97

6.87 ± 1.07

89.98 ± 12.79

8.23 ± 1.68

2.54 ± 0.61

Average/SD*

0.35

0.71

0.94

0.83

0.89

0.61

0.55