Table 8.
Average correlation between predicted and yet-to-be observed purebred and crossbred adjusted phenotypes obtained with a sixfold cross-validation
| Model | Trait | PB phenotype | CB phenotype |
|---|---|---|---|
| PED | ADG | 0.208 | 0.159 |
| FCR | 0.139 | 0.166 | |
| LM | 0.122 | 0.148 | |
| Ph | 0.051 | 0.035 | |
| DL | 0.260 | 0.128 | |
| IMF | 0.178 | 0.086 | |
| GEN | ADG | 0.204 | 0.191 |
| FCR | 0.180 | 0.201 | |
| LM | 0.245 | 0.175 | |
| pH | 0.075 | 0.087 | |
| DL | 0.374 | 0.134 | |
| IMF | 0.225 | 0.072 | |
| GEN_UNI | ADG | 0.195 | 0.191 |
| FCR | 0.179 | 0.210 | |
| LM | 0.244 | 0.144 | |
| pH | 0.150 | 0.051 | |
| DL | 0.368 | 0.057 | |
| IMF | 0.236 | 0.051 |
PB purebred, CB crossbred, ADG growth rate between end and beginning of the control period, FCR feed conversion ratio, LM % of lean meat, pH pH longissimus dorsi, DL drip loss, IMF intramuscular fat