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Table 3 Genetic parameters of the differentially expressed plasma metabolites in the negative 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

HMDB0031469

Asarone

0.59 ± 0.13

–0.12 ± 0.22

–0.01 ± 0.19

–0.11 ± 0.05

–0.11 ± 0.06

HMDB0000225

2-Oxoadipic acid

0.58 ± 0.13

0.44 ± 0.20

0.46 ± 0.17

0.12 ± 0.05

0.19 ± 0.06

HMDB0004089

2-(Formylamino)benzoic acid

0.54 ± 0.13

–0.14 ± 0.23

–0.25 ± 0.20

–0.11 ± 0.05

–0.16 ± 0.06

HMDB0000670

L-Homoarginine

0.53 ± 0.13

0.34 ± 0.23

0.37 ± 0.20

–0.03 ± 0.06

0.09 ± 0.06

HMDB0035906

(+)-Alantolactone

0.51 ± 0.12

0.07 ± 0.23

0.06 ± 0.20

–0.04 ± 0.05

–0.05 ± 0.06

HMDB0033338

Mollicellin F

0.43 ± 0.13

0.38 ± 0.23

0.25 ± 0.21

0.18 ± 0.05

0.19 ± 0.05

HMDB0002833

Testosterone

0.43 ± 0.12

–0.58 ± 0.20

–0.58 ± 0.18

–0.22 ± 0.05

–0.23 ± 0.05

HMDB0000045

Adenosine 5'-monophosphate

0.42 ± 0.12

0.51 ± 0.23

0.30 ± 0.20

0.18 ± 0.05

0.18 ± 0.05

HMDB0029467

Eugenitin

0.42 ± 0.13

–0.02 ± 0.26

–0.09 ± 0.22

0.03 ± 0.05

0 ± 0.06

HMDB0000017

4-Pyridoxic acid

0.41 ± 0.13

0.28 ± 0.26

0.12 ± 0.23

0.01 ± 0.05

–0.04 ± 0.06

HMDB0000531

3-Hydroxyvaleric acid

0.41 ± 0.13

–0.23 ± 0.26

0.18 ± 0.23

0.07 ± 0.05

0.11 ± 0.06

HMDB0005814

Testate

0.38 ± 0.12

–0.22 ± 0.26

–0.09 ± 0.23

0.02 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.06

HMDB0002226

Adrenic acid

0.37 ± 0.12

–0.68 ± 0.23

–0.38 ± 0.21

–0.15 ± 0.05

–0.17 ± 0.05

HMDB0000575

DL-Homocystine

0.36 ± 0.13

0.10 ± 0.27

0.10 ± 0.24

0.16 ± 0.05

0.15 ± 0.05

HMDB0062219

(13Z,16Z)-Docosadienoic acid

0.33 ± 0.12

–0.67 ± 0.26

–0.42 ± 0.23

–0.08 ± 0.05

–0.11 ± 0.05

HMDB0060029

5-(3',4',5'-Trihydroxyphenyl)-gamma-valerolactone-O-methyl-O-sulphate

0.32 ± 0.13

0.19 ± 0.28

0.13 ± 0.25

0.17 ± 0.05

0.09 ± 0.05

HMDB0003012

Aniline

0.28 ± 0.11

–0.14 ± 0.28

–0.31 ± 0.24

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.08 ± 0.05

HMDB0000634

Mesaconic acid

0.28 ± 0.11

–0.09 ± 0.29

0.22 ± 0.26

–0.03 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0000054

Bilirubin

0.28 ± 0.10

–0.04 ± 0.28

0.03 ± 0.24

0 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0000308

3b-Hydroxy-5-cholenoic acid

0.24 ± 0.12

0.39 ± 0.31

0.66 ± 0.28

0.03 ± 0.05

0.06 ± 0.05

HMDB0002032

8-Oxoguanine

0.24 ± 0.12

–0.11 ± 0.32

0.01 ± 0.27

0 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0000292

Xanthine

0.21 ± 0.11

0.03 ± 0.33

–0.12 ± 0.28

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.06 ± 0.05

HMDB0001903

Calcitriol

0.21 ± 0.11

–0.38 ± 0.32

–0.02 ± 0.29

–0.05 ± 0.05

–0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0039275

Gingerdione

0.19 ± 0.10

–0.31 ± 0.32

–0.31 ± 0.28

–0.01 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0000807

3-Phosphoglyceric acid

0.19 ± 0.11

–0.39 ± 0.35

–0.21 ± 0.30

–0.02 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0000044

L-Ascorbate

0.17 ± 0.10

–0.58 ± 0.31

–0.37 ± 0.28

–0.08 ± 0.05

–0.08 ± 0.05

HMDB0000208

2-Oxoglutaric acid

0.17 ± 0.11

–0.07 ± 0.35

0.07 ± 0.31

0.02 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0000812

N-Acetylaspartic acid

0.15 ± 0.11

–0.78 ± 0.37

–0.55 ± 0.34

–0.04 ± 0.05

–0.06 ± 0.05

HMDB0001991

7-Methylxanthine

0.14 ± 0.11

–0.19 ± 0.40

0.51 ± 0.33

–0.11 ± 0.05

–0.06 ± 0.05

HMDB0000786

Oxypurinol

0.12 ± 0.11

–0.06 ± 0.42

–0.28 ± 0.35

–0.10 ± 0.05

–0.14 ± 0.05

HMDB0005998

20-Hydroxy-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-eicosatetraenoic acid

0.12 ± 0.09

–0.67 ± 0.37

–0.58 ± 0.33

–0.10 ± 0.05

–0.13 ± 0.05

HMDB0033704

Hexose

0.11 ± 0.10

0.12 ± 0.43

–0.04 ± 0.38

0 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0041610

Phenylacetaldehyde

0.10 ± 0.10

–0.38 ± 0.42

–0.23 ± 0.38

–0.16 ± 0.05

–0.12 ± 0.05

HMDB0002580

Taurolithocholic acid sulfate

0.10 ± 0.09

0.07 ± 0.44

0.26 ± 0.38

0.04 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0015302

Aurorix

0.09 ± 0.09

–0.06 ± 0.44

0.31 ± 0.39

–0.02 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0000202

Methylmalonic acid

0.08 ± 0.09

0.13 ± 0.50

–0.45 ± 0.40

0 ± 0.05

–0.05 ± 0.05

HMDB0000389

2'-Deoxysepiapterin

0.07 ± 0.09

0.63 ± 0.57

0.21 ± 0.45

–0.02 ± 0.05

–0.01 ± 0.05

HMDB0000511

Decanoic acid

0.06 ± 0.09

0.31 ± 0.54

0.73 ± 0.48

–0.01 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

HMDB0035564

6,8-Tricosanedione

0.06 ± 0.08

-

–0.49 ± 0.59

-

–0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0011628

Enoxolone

0.05 ± 0.10

0.67 ± 1.02

-

-

-

HMDB0040085

2,5-Dipropyl-4-methylthiazole

0.05 ± 0.10

0.38 ± 0.52

0.03 ± 0.53

0.12 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.05

HMDB0004624

3b,7b-Dihydroxy-5-androsten-17-one

0.05 ± 0.08

–0.24 ± 0.57

–0.40 ± 0.49

–0.03 ± 0.05

0 ± 0.05

  1. aValues are expressed as estimates ± SE. The “-” in the table refers to the values that were not converging in solving the animal model and were not calculated. Metabolites with zero or near-zero heritability estimates were not listed