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. 2014 Jun 24;46(1):40. doi: 10.1186/1297-9686-46-40

Table 4.

Accuracies and regression coefficients of predicted breeding values and total genetic values for models MA, MG, and MGD

Trait
rYD,u^1

rYD,g^2

bYD,u^3

bYD,g^4

  MA MG MGD MGD MA MG MGD MGD
Milk yield
0.221 ± 0.029
0.277 ± 0.030
0.278 ± 0.031
0.275 ± 0.032
0.925 ± 0.109
0.955 ± 0.099
0.967 ± 0.101
0.950 ± 0.104
Fat yield
0.228 ± 0.018
0.325 ± 0.020
0.325 ± 0.019
0.325 ± 0.019
1.031 ± 0.085
1.068 ± 0.078
1.085 ± 0.079
1.072 ± 0.075
Protein yield
0.202 ± 0.031
0.236 ± 0.016
0.238 ± 0.016
0.234 ± 0.016
0.958 ± 0.148
0.889 ± 0.070
0.924 ± 0.072
0.889 ± 0.069
Somatic cell score
0.102 ± 0.018
0.169 ± 0.020
0.169 ± 0.019
0.168 ± 0.015
0.866 ± 0.165
1.007 ± 0.131
1.031 ± 0.133
0.973 ± 0.107
Milkability
0.133 ± 0.042
0.327 ± 0.025
0.324 ± 0.028
0.322 ± 0.027
0.563 ± 0.182
0.744 ± 0.057
1.053 ± 0.099
1.004 ± 0.087
Stature
0.180 ± 0.017
0.308 ± 0.014
0.308 ± 0.014
0.308 ± 0.014
1.082 ± 0.117
1.030 ± 0.059
1.023 ± 0.059
1.021 ± 0.059
Udder score
0.121 ± 0.017
0.159 ± 0.022
0.159 ± 0.022
0.158 ± 0.022
1.023 ± 0.144
1.004 ± 0.142
1.007 ± 0.142
1.002 ± 0.146
Udder depth
0.192 ± 0.017
0.269 ± 0.020
0.269 ± 0.020
0.272 ± 0.020
1.031 ± 0.119
0.988 ± 0.095
0.991 ± 0.094
0.988 ± 0.095
Feet and legs score 0.106 ± 0.026 0.108 ± 0.023 0.108 ± 0.023 0.109 ± 0.024 1.201 ± 0.290 1.055 ± 0.221 1.063 ± 0.223 1.060 ± 0.225

The results are given as mean ± standard error.1rYD,u^ = accuracy of predicted breeding values (cross-validation correlation between YD and predicted breeding values).2rYD,g^ = accuracy of predicted total genetic values (cross-validation correlation between YD and predicted total genetic values).3bYD,u^ = regression coefficient of YD on predicted breeding values.4bYD,g^ = regression coefficient of YD on predicted total genetic values.