Table 2.

Total number of selected haploblocks to be used in the prediction models of the three traits using Bayesian BLUP or mixture models, according to number of main SNP effects

Main	Protein			Fertility			Mastitis
SNPs †	BLUP	4 mixture		BLUP	4 mixture		BLUP	4 mixture
1000	987	988		989	994		991	985
2000	1951	1951		1952	1965		1954	1949
3000	2893	2903		2906	2928		2913	2897
4000	3828	3845		3848	3870		3843	3827
5000	4753	4763		4763	4771		4761	4730
6000	5643	5661		5658	5669		5646	5627
7000	6538	6541		6529	6545		6543	6501
8000	7398	7411		7378	7388		7411	7354
9000	8219	8264		8231	8241		8256	8218
10 000	9043	9101		9061	9078		9067	9037
20 000	16 577	16 686		16 641	16 660		16 584	16 553
30 000	22 958	23 015		23 016	23 017		22 974	22 866
40 000	28 386	28 531		28 468	28 436		28 380	28 349
50 000	33 120	33 189		33 276	33 110		33 092	33 059
492 057	76 062	76 062		76 062	76 062		76 062	76 062

^†number of highest (absolute) SNP effects used to select haploblocks