Table 1. Individuals with genotypic and phenotypic data included in the evaluation of the WQS population.

	Both Phenotypic and Genotypic Data
Cycle	Silage Yield	Dry Matter	NDFa	ADFa	IVTDa	CPa	Starch	Genotypic Data
WQS C0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
WQS C1	6	6	6	0	6	6	6	11
WQS C2	0b	60	60	60	60	60	60	163
WQS C3	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	88
WQS C4	154	154	114	114	114	114	114	170
WQS C5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	211
Total	240	300	259	253	259	259	259	648

Population was selected for five cycles for silage yield and compositional traits.

^aNDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; IVTD, in vitro true digestibility; CP, crude protein.

^bData for silage yield from WQS C2 was not included because of zero heritability (see Table 2).