Table 2.
Additive genetic variance (σ 2 A ), heritability (h 2 ) for Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Se, and Zn in both the Danish Holstein and Danish Jersey
| Trait | DH σ 2 A | DH h 2 | DJ σ 2 A | DJ h 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | 10278.18 | 0.72 (0.36) | 13017.58 | 0.63 (0.31) |
| K | NC1 | NC1 | 3125.03 | 0.32 (0.21) |
| Na | NC1 | NC1 | 1406.43 | 0.20 (0.19) |
| P | 2547.80 | 0.46 (0.25) | 2260.37 | 0.29 (0.21) |
| Mg | 7.13 | 0.08 (0.21) | 94.91 | 0.57 (0.25) |
| Cu | 5.31E-05 | 0.28 (0.25) | NC1 | NC1 |
| Fe | 2.61E-07 | 1.91E-4 (0.22) | 4.02E-4 | 0.15 (0.19) |
| Mn | 3.05E-06 | 0.13 (0.17) | NC1 | NC1 |
| Se | 1.99E-07 | 0.10 (0.19) | 4.73E-07 | 0.20 (0.14) |
| Zn | 0.19 | 0.49 (0.24) | 0.33 | 0.57 (0.22) |
(SE of the estimates in parenthesis).
1NC: The model is not converging due to the fact that the genetic variance component goes to zero.