Table 1 Additive genetic variance (AG) and genomic heritability (\({\mathrm{h}}^{2}\)) for milk intercept and heat tolerance slope traits estimated for 29,107 cows based on 50 k SNP panel.

From: New loci and neuronal pathways for resilience to heat stress in cattle

Trait

Milk intercept traitsa

Heat tolerance milk slope traitsb

AG ± SE

\({\mathrm{h}}^{2}\) ± SE

AG ± SE

\({\mathrm{h}}^{2}\) ± SE

Milk yield (liters)

381.0 (14.36)

0.36 (0.01)

4.80 (0.20)

0.23 (0.01)

Fat yield (kg)

38.78 (1.64)

0.30 (0.01)

0.56 (0.02)

0.21 (0.01)

Protein yield (kg)

18.60 (0.89)

0.24 (0.01)

0.47 (0.02)

0.20 (0.01)

  1. SE Standard errors.
  2. aReprestents the level of milk production of cows.
  3. bHeat tolerance proxy-phenotypes.