TABLE 2.
Monte Carlo estimates of posterior means of chosen parameters (posterior standard deviations in parentheses) based on RMMupe
 |
 |
λu | λp | λe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landrace | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.24 (0.06) | 0.022 (0.026) | 0.050 (0.189) | 0.000 (0.003) |
| Yorkshire | 0.07 (0.02) | 0.22 (0.03) | −0.028 (0.022) | −0.028 (0.067) | −0.034 (0.003) |
| MSE | 0.60 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 1.7 |
h2, heritability with subscripts L (litter size) and W• (average piglet weight) for nT = 25 individuals; λ with subscripts u, p, and e involves additive genetic, permanent, and environmental effects; MSE, Monte Carlo standard error ×104.