Table 1.
Number of genotyped animals and number of phenotypes, and mean, standard deviation (SD) and heritability estimates (h 2 ) of each trait for animals with a full set of records 1
| Trait 2 | Nb 3 | Total | Mean | SD | h 2 | Trait name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PW_hip | 6359 | 10515 | 119.0 | 7.9 | 0.53 | Hip height measured post weaning (cm) |
| X_hip | 2037 | 4730 | 138.8 | 7.7 | 0.45 | HH measured at feedlot exit (cm) |
| HUMP | 1132 | 2099 | 140.4 | 37.1 | 0.29 | Hump height as assessed by MSA grader (mm) |
| PW_lwt | 9884 | 16079 | 230.9 | 53.4 | 0.45 | Live weight measured post weaning (kg) |
| X_lwt | 5992 | 11599 | 497.9 | 97.9 | 0.42 | Live weight measured at feedlot exit (kg) |
| RFI | 4026 | 4837 | −1.5 | 2.1 | 0.36 | Residual feed intake (kg) |
| PWIGF | 918 | 1678 | 262.2 | 147.4 | 0.25 | IGF-I concentration measured post weaning (ng/ml) |
| CP8 | 5727 | 11061 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 0.35 | Fat depth at P8 site (mm) |
| CRIB | 5464 | 10690 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.31 | Fat depth at rib site (mm) |
| CIMF | 5824 | 11200 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.40 | Intra-muscular fat (%) |
| CRBY | 2684 | 3639 | 66.9 | 3.4 | 0.47 | Carcass retail beef yield (%) |
| LLPF | 5358 | 10327 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.25 | Peak force measured in longissimus dorsi muscle (kg) |
| SC12 | 1112 | 1112 | 21.2 | 2.7 | 0.62 | Scrotal circumference measured at ages of 12 months (cm) |
| PNS24 | 964 | 964 | 73.6 | 22.1 | 0.23 | Percentage of normal sperm at the age of 24 months (%) |
| AGECL | 2045 | 2057 | 698.7 | 140.4 | 0.52 | Age at first detected corpus luteum (days) |
| PPAI | 1448 | 1455 | 158.2 | 110.8 | 0.49 | Post partum anoestrus interval (days) |