Economic traits | Abbreviation | h2b | Phenotypes | Genotypes | Training population | Validation population | ||||||
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Progeny | Sire | Dam | Total | Progeny | Sire | Dam | Total | |||||
Traits included in the selection index | ||||||||||||
Weight gain from birth to weaning (kg) | WGBW | 0.25 | 354,255 | 3,305 | 2,231 | 91 | 3 | 2,325 | 944 | 9 | 27 | 980 |
Weight gain from weaning to yearling (kg) | WGWY | 0.31 | 164,140 | 2,539 | 1,520 | 91 | 3 | 1,614 | 907 | 6 | 12 | 925 |
Conformation score at weaning (scores 1–5) | CW | 0.25 | 348,020 | 2,970 | 1,896 | 91 | 3 | 1,990 | 944 | 9 | 27 | 980 |
Conformation score at yearling (scores 1–5) | CY | 0.32 | 171,406 | 2,768 | 1,717 | 91 | 3 | 1,811 | 939 | 6 | 12 | 957 |
Precocity score at weaning (scores 1–5) | PW | 0.25 | 330,312 | 2,961 | 1,887 | 91 | 3 | 1,981 | 944 | 9 | 27 | 980 |
Precocity score at yearling (scores 1–5) | PY | 0.32 | 160,261 | 2,768 | 1,717 | 91 | 3 | 1,811 | 939 | 6 | 12 | 957 |
Muscularity score at weaning (scores 1–5) | MW | 0.25 | 330,059 | 2,968 | 1,894 | 91 | 3 | 1,988 | 944 | 9 | 27 | 980 |
Muscularity score at yearling (scores 1–5) | MY | 0.32 | 159,706 | 2,768 | 1,717 | 91 | 3 | 1,811 | 939 | 6 | 12 | 957 |
Scrotal circumference a (cm) | SCaa | 0.43 | 46,823 | 1,581 | 623 | 85 | 0 | 708 | 865 | 5 | 3 | 873 |
Scrotal circumference aw (cm) | SCawa | 0.43 | 46,823 | 1,581 | 623 | 85 | 0 | 708 | 865 | 5 | 3 | 873 |
Traits not included in the selection index | ||||||||||||
Birth weight (kg) | BW | 0.33 | 221,038 | 3,434 | 2,401 | 88 | 3 | 2,492 | 905 | 10 | 27 | 942 |
Birth assistance score (scores 1–5) | BA | 0.10 | 26,058 | 1,581 | 1,123 | 44 | 0 | 1,167 | 395 | 3 | 16 | 414 |
Size score at weaning (scores 1–5) | SW | 0.25 | 140,681 | 2,911 | 1,848 | 81 | 3 | 1,932 | 944 | 8 | 27 | 979 |
Size score at yearling (scores 1–5) | SY | 0.41 | 84,261 | 2,737 | 1,694 | 84 | 3 | 1,781 | 939 | 5 | 12 | 956 |
Prepuce (navel) score at weaning (scores 1–5) | NW | 0.46 | 265,802 | 3,343 | 2,291 | 89 | 2 | 2,382 | 927 | 7 | 27 | 961 |
Prepuce (navel) score at yearling (scores 1–5) | NY | 0.41 | 122,409 | 2,825 | 1,793 | 89 | 2 | 1,884 | 924 | 5 | 12 | 941 |
Hair length score at weaning (scores 1–3) | HW | 0.23 | 110,163 | 1,579 | 612 | 86 | 2 | 700 | 846 | 6 | 27 | 879 |
Hair length score at yearling (scores 1–3) | HY | 0.31 | 73,621 | 2,480 | 1,561 | 88 | 2 | 1,651 | 813 | 4 | 12 | 829 |
Ticks resistance (ticks unit) | TR | 0.19 | 12,099 | 1,640 | 594 | 60 | 0 | 654 | 948 | 3 | 3 | 954 |
Ocular pigmentation score (scores 1–3) | OP | 0.20 | 139,082 | 1,635 | 587 | 90 | 1 | 678 | 921 | 9 | 27 | 957 |