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. 2012 Dec 7;44(1):38. doi: 10.1186/1297-9686-44-38

Table 6.

The reliabilities of parent average and the efficiency of selection on DGV versus parent average

Trait
 Limousin (Genotyped animals)
 Simmental (Genotyped animals)
 Simmental (Young animals)1
  RPA2 Efficiency RPA2 Efficiency RPA2 Efficiency
Birth weight
 0.42
 0.89
 0.37
 1.06
 0.37
 1.08
Calving ease direct
 0.41
 0.81
 0.36
 0.75
 0.33
 0.78
Calving ease maternal
 0.41
 0.80
 0.34
 0.55
 0.28
 0.60
Carcass weight
 0.39
 0.89
 0.31
 1.07
 0.28
 1.11
Docility
 0.35
 0.68
 -
 -
 -
 -
Fat thickness
 -
 -
 0.33
 0.51
 0.22
 0.62
Marbling
 0.38
 1.05
 0.33
 1.10
 0.20
 1.41
Rib eye muscle area
 0.38
 1.02
 0.32
 1.05
 0.19
 1.35
Scrotal circumference
 0.32
 0.80
 -
 -
 -
 -
Shear force
 -
 -
 0.14
 1.44
 0.07
 2.04
Stayability
 0.32
 0.69
 0.17
 1.39
 0.15
 1.48
Weaning weight direct
 0.40
 0.92
 0.35
 0.87
 0.33
 0.91
Weaning weight maternal
 0.39
 0.74
 0.35
 0.57
 0.28
 0.64
Yield grade
 0.38
 1.08
 0.28
 1.17
 0.20
 1.40
Yearling weight 0.36 1.28 0.36 0.75 0.32 0.79

1Non-genotyped purebred Simmental animals that were born after January 2012 (overall 323 animals).