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. 2019 Oct 14;14(10):e0223352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223352

Table 2. Variance components and heritability (95% HPD) estimated from pedigree and phenotypic information in Hanwoo population.

BT CW EMA MS YW
ST MT ST MT ST MT ST MT ST MT
σa2 Mean 5.50 5.66 316.69 460.32 27.44 29.38 1.51 1.59 277.70 273.81
Lower 95 4.44 4.48 231.40 360.40 21.44 23.22 1.19 1.24 225.00 221.50
Upper 95 6.67 6.82 406.40 562.30 33.80 36.12 1.83 1.96 332.40 327.20
σe2 Mean 5.58 5.54 710.65 721.79 35.15 35.52 0.97 0.91 758.85 761.44
Lower 95 4.70 4.60 632.10 640.50 30.00 30.15 0.72 0.63 716.60 718.70
Upper 95 6.48 6.46 784.10 805.20 40.01 40.62 1.22 1.18 801.20 803.80
σp2 Mean 11.08 11.20 1027.34 1182.11 62.59 64.90 2.48 2.50 1036.54 1035.25
Lower 95 10.62 10.71 985.90 1132.40 59.97 62.06 2.35 2.37 1009.00 1007.60
Upper 95 11.58 11.70 1069.30 1233.10 65.32 67.76 2.61 2.64 1064.10 1062.20
h2 Mean 0.50 0.51 0.31 0.39 0.44 0.45 0.61 0.64 0.27 0.26
Lower 95 0.41 0.41 0.23 0.31 0.35 0.37 0.50 0.52 0.22 0.22
Upper 95 0.58 0.60 0.39 0.47 0.53 0.55 0.72 0.76 0.32 0.31

BT, backfat thickness; CW, carcass weight; EMA, eye muscle area; MS, marbling score; YW, yearling weight. ST, MT, σa2,σe2,σp2, h2 and HPD: single-trait analysis, multi-trait analysis, additive genetic variance, error variance, phenotypic variance, heritability, and the highest posterior density, respectively.