Table 2.
Genomic heritabilities (h2) for fatty acid (FA) profile of Longissimus dorsi muscle in Santa Inês sheep
| Trait | Nomenclature | aVg | bVe | cVp | h2 (dSE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myristic acid | C14:0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.44 (0.045) |
| Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 0.95 | 2.84 | 3.79 | 0.25 (0.033) |
| Stearic acid | C18:0 | 2.63 | 6.18 | 8.81 | 0.30 (0.037) |
| Palmitoleic acid | C16:1 | 0.014 | 0.034 | 0.048 | 0.30 (0.035) |
| Oleic acid | C18:1 | 2.23 | 5.77 | 8.00 | 0.28 (0.035) |
| Linoleic acid | C18:2 ω6 | 0.32 | 0.88 | 1.20 | 0.27 (0.034) |
| Conjugated linoleic acid | CLA c9t11 | 0.005 | 0.010 | 0.015 | 0.34 (0.045) |
| Alpha-Linolenic acid | C18:3 ω3 | 0.006 | 0.007 | 0.013 | 0.46 (0.045) |
| Sum of saturated FA | SFAt | 4.45 | 9.44 | 13.89 | 0.32 (0.039) |
| Sum of monounsaturated FA | MUFAt | 3.58 | 7.98 | 11.56 | 0.31 (0.038) |
| Sum of polyunsaturated FA | PUFAt | 0.90 | 2.35 | 3.25 | 0.28 (0.034) |
| Sum of omega-3 FA | ω3t | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.37 (0.045) |
| Sum of omega-6 FA | ω6t | 0.64 | 1.77 | 2.41 | 0.27 (0.034) |
| Ratio of PUFA to SFA | PUFA/SFA | 0.0006 | 0.0015 | 0.0021 | 0.28 (0.034) |
| Ratio of ω6 to ω3 | ω6/ω3 | 6.48 | 13.27 | 19.75 | 0.33 (0.042) |
aadditive genetic variance; b residual variance; c total phenotypic variance; d standard error