Table 1

Posterior means and standard deviations of underlying heritability for a binary trait1

Replicate

AnimB

SireDam


1

0.184 (0.048)

0.189 (0.052)

2

0.203 (0.049)

0.207 (0.055)

3

0.248 (0.047)

0.243 (0.056)

4

0.256 (0.051)

0.252 (0.056)

5

0.325 (0.052)

0.325 (0.060)

6

0.370 (0.051)

0.368 (0.063)

7

0.179 (0.047)

0.174 (0.052)

8

0.213 (0.048)

0.218 (0.053)

9

0.329 (0.053)

0.330 (0.061)

10

0.210 (0.050)

0.205 (0.056)


Average

0.251

0.251

Input parameter

0.200

0.200


1The two models presented are an animal threshold model using the new algorithm for sampling of additive genetic variance (AnimB) and a standard sire-dam threshold model (SireDam); posterior standard deviations are given in parentheses.

Ødegård et al. Genetics Selection Evolution 2010 42:29   doi:10.1186/1297-9686-42-29

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