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Table 2 Genetic parameters of the differentially expressed plasma metabolites in the positive ion modea

From: Identification of biomarkers associated with the feed efficiency by metabolomics profiling: results from the broiler lines divergent for high or low abdominal fat content

Metabolite

Common name

Heritability

Genetic correlations

Phenotypic correlations

FCR

RFI

FCR

RFI

HMDB0001008

Biliverdin

0.70 ± 0.13

0 ± 0.21

–0.01 ± 0.18

–0.03 ± 0.06

–0.03 ± 0.06

HMDB0029112

Tyrosyl-phenylalanine

0.57 ± 0.13

0 ± 0.22

–0.11 ± 0.19

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.04 ± 0.06

HMDB0003154

Canthaxanthin

0.38 ± 0.12

–0.48 ± 0.22

–0.45 ± 0.20

–0.09 ± 0.05

–0.13 ± 0.05

HMDB0000501

7-Ketocholesterol

0.36 ± 0.13

0.41 ± 0.25

0.54 ± 0.22

0.07 ± 0.05

0.11 ± 0.05

HMDB0004983

Dimethyl sulfone

0.33 ± 0.12

0.40 ± 0.26

0.30 ± 0.23

–0.04 ± 0.05

0 ± 0.05

HMDB0038824

Hypoletin 8-gentiobioside

0.31 ± 0.13

0.35 ± 0.29

0.32 ± 0.26

–0.05 ± 0.05

–0.05 ± 0.05

HMDB0000210

Pantothenic acid

0.29 ± 0.11

0.16 ± 0.26

0.20 ± 0.23

0.16 ± 0.05

0.15 ± 0.05

HMDB0011567

Monoolein

0.29 ± 0.12

–0.38 ± 0.26

–0.27 ± 0.24

–0.11 ± 0.05

–0.05 ± 0.05

HMDB0000251

Taurine

0.28 ± 0.12

–0.15 ± 0.28

0.04 ± 0.25

0.04 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0004992

Benzocaine

0.27 ± 0.11

0.12 ± 0.28

0.03 ± 0.25

0.06 ± 0.05

0 ± 0.05

HMDB0000714

Hippuric acid

0.25 ± 0.11

0.05 ± 0.28

–0.10 ± 0.25

0.04 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0003869

Epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)-lysine

0.25 ± 0.11

0.19 ± 0.27

0.42 ± 0.21

0.14 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.05

HMDB0000128

Guanidineacetic acid

0.24 ± 0.11

–0.20 ± 0.29

0.06 ± 0.26

–0.04 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0000357

beta Hydroxybutyrate

0.23 ± 0.10

0.25 ± 0.27

0.21 ± 0.25

0.16 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.05

HMDB0011741

gamma-Glutamyltyrosine

0.22 ± 0.10

–0.42 ± 0.26

–0.39 ± 0.25

–0.19 ± 0.05

–0.18 ± 0.05

HMDB0029081

Tryptophyl-glutamine

0.19 ± 0.10

0.28 ± 0.30

0.30 ± 0.27

0.04 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0006709

Coenzyme Q2

0.16 ± 0.10

0.11 ± 0.33

0.17 ± 0.30

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0000175

IMP

0.16 ± 0.10

–0.24 ± 0.33

–0.14 ± 0.30

0 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0028691

L-Alanyl-L-leucine

0.15 ± 0.11

–0.56 ± 0.37

–0.03 ± 0.31

0.06 ± 0.05

0.06 ± 0.05

HMDB0013651

2-(14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoyl) glycerol

0.15 ± 0.09

0.25 ± 0.33

0.26 ± 0.31

–0.03 ± 0.05

–0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0000378

2-Methylbutyroylcarnitine

0.14 ± 0.11

0.72 ± 0.33

0.74 ± 0.35

0.20 ± 0.05

0.16 ± 0.05

HMDB0015655

Virilon

0.13 ± 0.11

0.43 ± 0.45

0.37 ± 0.41

–0.08 ± 0.05

–0.09 ± 0.05

HMDB0011725

Sulfosalicylic acid

0.13 ± 0.09

0.38 ± 0.36

0.22 ± 0.32

0.05 ± 0.05

0.04 ± 0.05

HMDB0011171

gamma-Glu-Leu

0.11 ± 0.09

0.08 ± 0.38

0.17 ± 0.35

0.01 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0013272

N-Lauroylglycine

0.11 ± 0.09

–0.02 ± 0.39

0.08 ± 0.36

–0.01 ± 0.05

–0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0000016

Desoxycortone

0.11 ± 0.09

0.29 ± 0.40

0.35 ± 0.36

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0001072

Ubiquinone-10

0.08 ± 0.09

–0.47 ± 0.45

-0.59 ± 0.42

0.05 ± 0.05

0.04 ± 0.05

HMDB0062656

Linoleamide

0.08 ± 0.09

0.37 ± 0.46

0.44 ± 0.42

–0.04 ± 0.05

–0.04 ± 0.05

HMDB0000201

Acetyl-L-carnitine

0.08 ± 0.09

–0.01 ± 0.42

0.13 ± 0.38

0.18 ± 0.05

0.13 ± 0.05

HMDB0031048

Avocadyne 1-acetate

0.08 ± 0.09

0.28 ± 0.46

0.40 ± 0.43

–0.03 ± 0.05

–0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0002100

Palmitoyl ethanolamide

0.08 ± 0.09

0.26 ± 0.47

0.40 ± 0.45

–0.04 ± 0.05

–0.04 ± 0.05

HMDB0001586

Glucose 1-phosphate

0.07 ± 0.08

0.22 ± 0.46

–0.10 ± 0.41

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0002117

Oleamide

0.07 ± 0.08

0.28 ± 0.48

0.34 ± 0.46

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0041857

Citrinin

0.06 ± 0.08

0.51 ± 0.56

0.67 ± 0.53

–0.04 ± 0.05

–0.05 ± 0.05

  1. aValues are expressed as estimates ± SE. Metabolites with zero or near-zero heritability estimates were not listed