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. 2016 Sep 13;48(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12711-016-0245-6

Table 2.

Reliabilities of predictions for the validation animals for different models of analysis

Trait Model Reliabilitya
rGTV2 rGBV2
DG A 0.166 0.166
AD 0.184 (0.030) 0.167 (0.763)
AI 0.161 (0.051) 0.165 (0.334)
ADI 0.170 (0.534) 0.166 (0.567)
BF A 0.307 0.307
AD 0.314 (0.048) 0.313(0.048)
AI 0.301 (0.053) 0.307 (0.983)
ADI 0.308 (0.865) 0.312 (0.048)

DG, average daily gain; BF, backfat thickness, A, model includes the additive effect; AD, model includes additive and dominance effects; AI, model includes additive and imprinting effects; ADI, full model includes additive, dominance and imprinting effects

aReliability of the predicted total genetic value (rGTV2), reliability of the estimated additive genetic effect (rGBV2) and P value (in parentheses if significantly higher than with the A model)