Table 3.

Total number of haploblock variables 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	5701	5761		5824	6007		5815	5816
2000	11 479	11 387		11 478	11 657		11 514	11 475
3000	17 012	16 854		17 016	17 258		17 000	17 081
4000	22 464	22 311		22 494	22 720		22 378	22 603
5000	27 777	27 741		27 790	27 976		27 754	27 775
6000	32 956	32 941		33 046	33 232		32 910	32 957
7000	38 223	38 024		38 097	38 222		38 197	37 946
8000	43 166	43 099		42 938	43 121		43 265	42 893
9000	47 838	48 044		47 966	48 076		48 101	47 879
10 000	52 553	52 938		52 697	52 783		52 769	52 573
20 000	95 234	95 882		95 669	95 710		95 459	95 055
30 000	130 572	130 865		131 045	130 969		130 735	129 994
40 000	160 108	160 600		160 355	160 195		160 000	159 680
50 000	185 225	185 603		185 839	185 000		184 935	184 661
492 057	368 709	368 709		368 709	368 709		368 709	368 709

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