TABLE 8.
Effects in data set I contained by vector β in the best model as selected by λ and BIC
| Trait | Criterion | First lactation |
|---|---|---|
| Milk yield | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 s1 × s6 |
| Milk yield | BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s411 s412 s422 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 |
| Protein yield | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s411 s412 s422 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 s1 × s6 |
| Protein yield | BIC | μ s511 s512 s522 |
| Fat yield | λ, BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 |
| Protein content | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s411 s412 s422 s511 s512 s522 s1 × s5 |
| Protein content | BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 |
| Fat content | λ, BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 |
| Trait | Criterion | Later lactations |
| Milk yield | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 s1 × s6 |
| Milk yield | BIC | μ s511 s512 s522 |
| Protein yield | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 s1 × s5 |
| Protein yield | BIC | μ s511 s512 s522 |
| Fat yield | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s411 s412 s422 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 s1 × s5 |
| Fat yield | BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s411 s412 s422 s511 s512 s522 s611 s612 s622 |
| Protein content | λ | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s511 s512 s522 s1 × s5 |
| Protein content | BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 |
| Fat content | λ, BIC | μ s111 s112 s122 s211 s212 s222 s411 s412 s422 |
sXij represents effects of the ijth genotype of the Xth SNP, s1 × s5 and s1 × s6 represent effects of interaction between snp1 and, respectively, snp5 and snp6.