Additional file 5 of Reliability of genomic evaluation for egg quality traits in layers

Additional file 5 Slopes of regression for (G)EBVs in candidate populations with respect to cC traits. Traits: EW: Egg Weight; ESC: Eggshell Colour; ESS: Eggshell Strength; AH: Albumen Height; ESshape: Eggshell shape index. Candidates: C1: male candidates from G1; C2: male candidates from G1 and G2; F: female candidates from G2. Multi-trait evaluations were performed for the five traits using BLUP (EBV) and ssGBLUP (GEBV) methodologies. Case 1: evaluation at birth; Case 2: evaluation at 60 weeks of age; Case 3: evaluation at 140 weeks of age.