Table 4 Average slope of regression for predicted genetic merits on adjusted phenotypes (standard error) for each method

Crossbred

All

0.752 (0.008)

0.704 (0.008)

0.784 (0.008)

0.785 (0.008)

0.814 (0.008)

0.790 (0.008)

0.926 (0.009)

0.853 (0.008)

By bp

< 25%

1.102 (0.037)

1.067 (0.037)

1.073 (0.033)

1.071 (0.032)

1.044 (0.032)

1.034 (0.030)

1.025 (0.031)

1.017 (0.030)

≥25–< 50%

1.157 (0.075)

0.789 (0.052)

0.966 (0.048)

0.971 (0.046)

0.965 (0.047)

0.960 (0.044)

0.955 (0.042)

0.946 (0.041)

≥50–< 85%

0.871 (0.032)

0.692 (0.024)

0.725 (0.023)

0.719 (0.022)

0.727 (0.021)

0.758 (0.022)

0.758 (0.022)

0.738 (0.020)

\(\ge\)85%

0.908 (0.039)

0.763 (0.030)

0.743 (0.027)

0.727 (0.025)

0.744 (0.026)

0.729 (0.024)

0.759 (0.024)

0.730 (0.022)

Purebred

Charolais

0.822 (0.109)

0.791 (0.094)

0.811 (0.093)

0.801 (0.093)

0.821 (0.092)

0.845 (0.093)

0.865 (0.091)

Limousin

1.008 (0.084)

1.050 (0.081)

1.039 (0.082)

1.047 (0.079)

1.033 (0.080)

1.034 (0.078)

1.025 (0.079)