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Table 6 Posterior mean () and standard deviation () of (1-π) obtained by BayesCπ (Starting value of π was 0.5) and BayesDπ multiplied by K = 40,764 SNPs used in the analyses, and average number of SNPs () fitted by BayesB with π = 0.99 and standard error (se) according to the quantitative trait and the number of Holstein Friesian bulls used for training

From: Extension of the bayesian alphabet for genomic selection

  

BayesB, π= 0.99

BayesCπ

BayesDπ

Trait

Training data size

( se )

    

Milk yield

1,000

402 (1.5)

2,119

545

13,982

1,793

 

4,000

436 (1.6)

2,315

398

13,329

896

 

6,500

518 (1.6)

2,555

326

14,768

750

Fat yield

1,000

401 (1.1)

562

201

13,533

1,752

 

4,000

441 (1.3)

1,488

210

13,513

895

 

6,500

504 (1.3)

2,058

229

13,703

631

Protein yield

1,000

403 (0.9)

10,986

3,970

14,430

2,201

 

4,000

438 (1.1)

9,500

1,756

13,512

774

 

6,500

514 (1.1)

5,503

970

14,496

694

Somatic cell score

1,000

398 (1.2)

5,644

3,105

12,962

1,948

 

4,000

428 (1.3)

3,624

1,043

13,941

954

 

6,500

466 (1.3)

2,723

508

13,464

741