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Table 2 Posterior means of variance components for feed efficiency traits in Nelore cattle

From: Identification of genomic regions associated with feed efficiency in Nelore cattle

Phenotype

Genetic variance

Residual variance

Total variance

Proportion of variance explained by SNP

ADG

0.06

0.08

0.15

0.42

DMI

0.52

1.22

1.75

0.29

FCR

2.96

4.53

7.50

0.39

FE

0.13

0.009

0.23

0.47

RFI

0.14

0.27

0.41

0.33

ME

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.51

EG

0.0042

0.0034

0.0076

0.55

PEG

0.0027

0.0020

0.0048

0.57

RGR

0.0024

0.0005

0.00030

0.18

  1. ADG: average daily gain [kg/d], DMI: dry matter intake [kg/d], FCR: feed conversion ratio [kg/kg], FE: feed efficiency [kg/kg], RFI: residual feed intake [kg/d], ME: maintenance efficiency [kg/kg], EG: efficiency of gain [kg/Mcal], PEG: partial efficiency of growth, RGR: relative growth rate [%/d].