Table 2. Genetic variance and genetic...

Table 2.

Genetic variance and genetic correlation between intercept and slope of reaction norm

Breed	Weight	ADG	KR	TLBW	TLWW	LSB	LSW	ARR	LI
Bonga-THI
rG	0.59	0.29	0.36	0.90	0.45	−0.82	0.01	−0.97	−0.98
σ²in	0.90	320.3	0.61	0.32	2.31	0.021	0.001	0.11	503.7
σ²sl	1.52	369.7	3.18	0.0057	3.54	0.003	0.02	0.02	117.3
βg	1.68	1.15	5.21	0.018	1.53	0.15	20.0	0.18	0.23
Bonga-RF
rG	0.63	0.29	0.21	0.22	−0.99	0.90	−0.80	−0.98	−0.97
σ²in	1.30	279.3	0.001	0.001	1.104	0.035	0.040	0.032	637.4
σ²sl	1.34	225.2	0.001	0.001	0.498	0.005	0.003	0.078	149.6
βg	1.03	0.80	0.96	0.95	0.45	0.15	0.079	2.43	0.23
Menz-THI
rG	−0.09	0.44	0.99	0.94	−0.91	0.03	0.28	0.13	−0.27
σ²in	0.61	8.36	0.06	0.016	1.73	0.001	0.002	0.016	1669
σ²sl	0.42	58.6	1.49	0.009	0.01	0.001	0.001	0.006	951
βg	0.69	7.01	24.8	0.56	0.006	1.00	0.50	0.37	0.57
Menz-RF
rG	0.75	−0.97	0.40	0.48	−0.98	0.79	−0.26	0.87	−0.02
σ²in	1.28	4.54	2.56	0.036	1.48	0.003	0.001	0.06	1161
σ²sl	0.26	8.02	1.79	0.001	0.03	0.001	0.001	0.02	401
βg	0.20	1.76	0.70	0.033	0.02	0.57	1.10	0.39	0.34

Breed	Weight	ADG	KR	TLBW	TLWW	LSB	LSW	ARR	LI
Bonga-THI
rG	0.59	0.29	0.36	0.90	0.45	−0.82	0.01	−0.97	−0.98
σ²in	0.90	320.3	0.61	0.32	2.31	0.021	0.001	0.11	503.7
σ²sl	1.52	369.7	3.18	0.0057	3.54	0.003	0.02	0.02	117.3
βg	1.68	1.15	5.21	0.018	1.53	0.15	20.0	0.18	0.23
Bonga-RF
rG	0.63	0.29	0.21	0.22	−0.99	0.90	−0.80	−0.98	−0.97
σ²in	1.30	279.3	0.001	0.001	1.104	0.035	0.040	0.032	637.4
σ²sl	1.34	225.2	0.001	0.001	0.498	0.005	0.003	0.078	149.6
βg	1.03	0.80	0.96	0.95	0.45	0.15	0.079	2.43	0.23
Menz-THI
rG	−0.09	0.44	0.99	0.94	−0.91	0.03	0.28	0.13	−0.27
σ²in	0.61	8.36	0.06	0.016	1.73	0.001	0.002	0.016	1669
σ²sl	0.42	58.6	1.49	0.009	0.01	0.001	0.001	0.006	951
βg	0.69	7.01	24.8	0.56	0.006	1.00	0.50	0.37	0.57
Menz-RF
rG	0.75	−0.97	0.40	0.48	−0.98	0.79	−0.26	0.87	−0.02
σ²in	1.28	4.54	2.56	0.036	1.48	0.003	0.001	0.06	1161
σ²sl	0.26	8.02	1.79	0.001	0.03	0.001	0.001	0.02	401
βg	0.20	1.76	0.70	0.033	0.02	0.57	1.10	0.39	0.34

Note(s): rG = genetic correlation of slope and intercept, σ²in = additive genetic variance of intercept, σ²sl = additive genetic variance of slope, βg = the ratio of variances of the slope and intercept of reaction norm

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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