Table 2 Estimates (SE in parentheses) of genetic correlations between the most heritable metabolites and average daily gain in three stages, i.e. the quarantine nursery, the challenge nursery, and the finisher.
Metabolite | Quarantine nursery | Challenge nursery | Finisher |
|---|---|---|---|
l-Glutamic acid | 0.14 (0.16) | 0.06 (0.20) | 0.72 (0.21)** |
Hypoxanthine | 0.09 (0.17) | − 0.22 (0.20) | 0.18 (0.22) |
Dimethylglycine | 0.28 (0.17)* | 0.06 (0.20) | 0.36 (0.21)x |
l-Glutamine | 0.17 (0.16) | 0.16 (0.21) | 0.52 (0.26) |
l-Glycine | 0.23 (0.17) | 0.08 (0.21) | 0.08 (0.22) |
Oxoglutarate | − 0.07 (0.18) | − 0.15 (0.23) | 0.46 (0.24)* |
Creatinine | − 0.60 (0.18)** | 0.07 (0.22) | – |
l-Ornithine | 0.16 (0.18) | − 0.15 (0.24) | − 0.04 (0.25) |
Betaine | 0.39 (0.17)* | − 0.36 (0.23)x | 0.19 (0.24) |
Citric acid | 0.32 (0.20)x | − 0.41 (0.25)x | – |
Pyruvic acid | − 0.32 (0.22)x | − 0.34 (0.32) | 0.12 (0.27) |
l-Lysine | 0.29 (0.21)x | 0.05 (0.25) | 0.15 (0.29) |
l-Histidine | − 0.29 (0.26) | 0.10 (0.29) | 0.14 (0.31) |
l-Methionine | 0.45 (0.32)* | − 0.12 (0.55) | − 0.17 (0.34) |
KetoAA | 0.30 (0.24) | 0.01 (0.30) | 0.13 (0.35) |
l-Alpha-aminobutyric acid | 0.39 (0.44) | − 0.13 (0.91) | − 0.11 (0.30) |
d-glucose | 0.22 (0.19) | 0.26 (0.39) | − 0.21 (0.23) |
Isobutyric acid | − 0.21 (0.24) | 0.05 (0.32) | − 0.11 (0.32) |
l-Aspartate | − 0.07 (0.02) | 0.13 (0.02) | − 0.21 (3.04) |
l-sSrine | 0.54 (0.33)* | 0.11 (0.31) | − 0.04 (0.92) |
