Table 3.

Maximum LOD scores for the four analyzed traits with their position on the chromosome

TraitA	% Missing ValuesB	Chromosome	h2C	Max LOD	Position
TG1_original	60.6	18	0.60	1.83	62.65
TG2_PCA	71.6	7	0.39	1.39	177.73
TG12_pooled	32.2	18	0.29	1.36	62.65
TG1_EBV	0.0D	5	0.85	7.78	8.22
TG2_EBV	0.0	5	0.85	6.86	8.22

^ATG, triglyceride trait, number suffixing the trait indicates cohort, where TG12_pooled is a pooled trait from both cohorts; see text for details. EBV: estimated breeding value trait. ^BMissing values: number of missing observations/total number of individuals (after forming nuclear families (5808 individuals)). ^Ch² = value input in the Merlin-regress program. For EBV traits, instead of using a h² of 1.0, a conservative value of 0.85 was assumed. ^DThe use of BLUP means that no EBV is missing.