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Table 2 Summary statistics of expected progeny differences (EPD) and accuracies of EPD of nine quantitative traits for 1424 animals presented as Santa Gertrudis

From: Comparing SNP panels and statistical methods for estimating genomic breed composition of individual animals in ten cattle breeds

Trait

N

Min

Q25%

Median

Q75%

Max

Mean

SD

EPD

 BW, lb

1424

−8.411

−0.725

−0.263

0.381

6.742

−0.14

0.992

 FAT, in

1424

−0.125

−0.002

0.001

0.002

0.062

0

0.006

 HCW, lb

1424

− 35.79

− 4.188

− 1.01

3.795

39.95

0.145

7.041

 MARBa

1424

−0.329

− 0.017

0.004

0.012

0.473

−0.004

0.04

 MWW, lb

1424

−23.04

−2.051

0.4555

2.783

19.63

0.311

4.393

 REA, sq. in

1424

−0.551

−0.041

0.003

0.043

0.647

0.005

0.091

 SC, cm

1424

−1.044

−0.069

0.017

0.072

1.24

−0.008

0.152

 WW, lb

1424

−32.37

−4.211

−1.118

4.175

46.97

0.235

7.093

 YW, lb

1424

−45.82

−5.263

−1

5.62

54.39

0.702

9.901

Accuracy of EPD

 BW

1424

0.001

0.049

0.136

0.174

0.852

0.279

0.149

 FAT

1424

0.001

0.006

0.023

0.081

0.714

0.097

0.125

 HCW

1424

0.001

0.022

0.066

0.099

0.574

0.139

0.099

 MARB

1424

0.001

0.003

0.014

0.059

0.628

0.069

0.095

 MWW

1424

0.001

0.073

0.161

0.181

0.84

0.269

0.128

 REA

1424

0.001

0.01

0.032

0.069

0.595

0.089

0.088

 SC

1424

0.001

0.003

0.009

0.051

0.599

0.039

0.097

 WW

1424

0.001

0.059

0.158

0.191

0.887

0.297

0.151

 YW

1424

0.001

0.034

0.098

0.135

0.714

0.197

0.126

  1. Min minimum value, Median median value (50% quantile), Max maximum value, QX% X% quantile, where X = 25 and 75, respectively, SD standard deviation, BW birth weight, WW weaning weight, HCW hot carcass weight, MARB marbling score, MWW maternal weaning weight, FAT fat thickness, REA ribeye area, SC scrotal circumference, YW yearling weight
  2. a4.00 = Slight, 5.00 = Small, 6.00 = Modest, 7.00 = Moderate, 8.00 = Slightly Abundant