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

Table 3.

Genetic parameters for the variance of harvest weight, length, depth, and width

Parameter Harvest weight Length Depth Width
a σA2 0.343 (0.068) 0.156 (0.041) 0.184 (0.042) 0.203 (0.048)
σe2 1.747 (0.034) 1.924 (0.038) 1.862 (0.036) 1.696 (0.033)
b σg2 0.040 (0.021) 0.031 (0.021) 0.031 (0.018) 0.073 (0.020)
c σk2 0.078 (0.027) 0.098 (0.029) 0.022 (0.023) 0.062 (0.023)
d σm2 0.009 (0.009) 0.023 (0.011)
e GCVVe 0.58 0.39 0.42 0.45

Standard errors are indicated between brackets

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

bGroup variance

cKin variance

dSocial maternal variance

eGenetic coefficient of variation at variance level