Table 2.

Posterior means of variance components for feed efficiency traits in Nelore cattle

Phenotype	Genetic variance	Residual variance	Total variance	Proportion of variance explained by SNP
ADG	0.06	0.08	0.15	0.42
DMI	0.52	1.22	1.75	0.29
FCR	2.96	4.53	7.50	0.39
FE	0.13	0.009	0.23	0.47
RFI	0.14	0.27	0.41	0.33
ME	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.51
EG	0.0042	0.0034	0.0076	0.55
PEG	0.0027	0.0020	0.0048	0.57
RGR	0.0024	0.0005	0.00030	0.18

ADG: average daily gain [kg/d], DMI: dry matter intake [kg/d], FCR: feed conversion ratio [kg/kg], FE: feed efficiency [kg/kg], RFI: residual feed intake [kg/d], ME: maintenance efficiency [kg/kg], EG: efficiency of gain [kg/Mcal], PEG: partial efficiency of growth, RGR: relative growth rate [%/d].