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. 2016 Jun 10;48:41. doi: 10.1186/s12711-016-0218-9

Table 2.

Genetic parameters for level of harvest weight, length, depth, and width

Parameter Harvest weight Length Depth Width
a σA2 573.46 (115.80) 0.732 (0.136) 0.202 (0.037) 0.034 (0.007)
σe2 1426.3 (27.99) 1.443 (0.028) 0.365 (0.007) 0.067 (0.001)
σg2 300.26 (42.81) 0.354 (0.047) 0.104 (0.012) 0.037 (0.004)
σk2 240.29 (35.45) 0.235 (0.035) 0.047 (0.008) 0.013 (0.002)
σm2 43.64 (20.83) 0.013 (0.006)
σP2 2297.2 (70.78) 2.418 (0.081) 0.631 (0.022) 0.136 (0.005)
h2 0.25 (0.04) 0.30 (0.05) 0.32 (0.05) 0.25 (0.05)
b g2 0.13 (0.02) 0.15 (0.02) 0.16 (0.02) 0.27 (0.02)
c k2 0.10 (0.02) 0.10 (0.01) 0.08 (0.01) 0.10 (0.01)
d m2 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01)
e GCV 0.14 0.05 0.06 0.06

Standard errors are indicated between brackets

aAdditive genetic variance was calculated as four times the sire-dam variance

bGroup effect, calculated as g2=σg2/σP2

cKin effect, calculated as k2=σk2/σP2

dSocial maternal effect, calculated as m2=σm2/σP2

eGenetic coefficient of variation