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Table 1 Estimates of genetic parameters using a model incorporating a pedigree-based relationship matrix and based on the full data

From: Accuracy of genomic prediction for growth and carcass traits in Chinese triple-yellow chickens

Trait1

σ a 2

σ a 2

h 2

BW6

3044.50

8579.90

0.26 ± 0.13

BW12

10433.86

67520.65

0.13 ± 0.09

EP

1.38

1.76

0.44 ± 0.14

BMP

0.83

1.29

0.39 ± 0.14

LMP

0.90

1.41

0.39 ± 0.13

  1. 1BW6 = body weight at 6th weeks; BW12 = body weight at 12th weeks; EP = eviscerating percentage; BMP = breast muscle percentage; LMP = leg muscle percentage.