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. 2018 Apr 25;96(5):1628–1639. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky076

Table 3.

The genetic standard deviation (SDg), heritability estimate (h2) and genetic correlation (rg) of the linear type traits in male and female Limousin and Charolais animals

Limousina Charolaisb
Male Female Male Female
Trait SDg h 2 SDg h 2 r g SDg h 2 SDg h 2 r g
Functional
 Locomotion 0.19 0.05 0.13 0.03 0.98 0.29 0.08 0.26 0.09 0.97
 Foreleg front view 0.14 0.04 0.00 0 0.26 0.09 0.17 0.06 0.99
 Hind-leg side view 0.24 0.08 0.15 0.04 0.99 0.23 0.06 0.16 0.04 0.98
 Hind-leg rear view 0.19 0.03 0.16 0.02 0.99 0.24 0.05 0.17 0.03 0.98
Muscular
 Development of hind quarter 0.54 0.26 0.45 0.23 0.93 0.50 0.23* 0.57 0.33* 0.97
 Development of loin 0.46 0.18 0.37 0.14 0.97 0.50 0.21 0.43 0.21 0.96
 Thigh width 0.51 0.21 0.47 0.23 0.92 0.56 0.23 0.48 0.23 0.93
 Development of inner thigh 0.53 0.21 0.49 0.23 0.94 0.53 0.23 0.53 0.27 0.96
 Width of withers 0.45 0.19 0.38 0.17 0.97 0.53 0.23 0.44 0.21 0.96
 Width behind withers 0.43 0.18 0.34 0.13 0.95 0.46 0.2 0.40 0.18 0.91
Skeletal
 Width of chest 0.19 0.07 0.18 0.06 0.98 0.23 0.09 0.15 0.05 0.90
 Depth of chest 0.26 0.14 0.20 0.09 0.98 0.17 0.06 0.17 0.07 0.98
 Height of withers 0.47 0.27 0.40 0.24 0.94 0.89 0.68** 0.47 0.29** 0.99
 Length of pelvis 0.29 0.12 0.32 0.12 0.99 0.37 0.18 0.32 0.16 0.99
 Length of back 0.37 0.19 0.36 0.19 0.98 0.55 0.36** 0.36 0.12** 0.99
 Width at hips 0.23 0.09 0.27 0.12 0.95 0.18 0.06 0.25 0.11 0.98
Other
 Body condition score 0.32 0.13 0.28 0.1 0.99 0.24 0.07 0.30 0.12 0.98
 Docility 0.30 0.11 0.32 0.13 0.98 0.29 0.11 0.31 0.14 0.99

aStandard errors for h2 and rg in Limousin were all ≤ 0.03.

bStandard errors for h2 and rg in Simmental were all ≤ 0.04.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.