Performance Line
However, to achieve the highest
accuracy levels, an animal
still needs data reported on
their progeny. So, don’t toss
out your scales just yet! I
Table 1. Progeny Equivalents for genomic results on non-parent, genotyped animals
Trait CE CEM BW WW YW MILK STAY
Progeny
Equivalents 15 3 21 22 24 18 25
Table 2. Progeny required to achieve various accuracy levels for traits of different heritabilities.
BIF Accuracy 2 Low (0.1) Heritability (h 2 )
Moderate (0.3)
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.08
0.13
0.20
0.29
0.40
0.56
0.99 1
2
4
8
13
22
38
79
167
3800 1
1
2
3
5
7
12
22
53
1225
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High (0.5)
1
1
1
2
3
4
7
13
30
700