Table 3 Numbers of individuals and birth-year range in the training and validation sets
| Â | Training | Validation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trait | Number | Birth year | Number | Birth year |
Birth weight | 2515 | 1957-2006 | 688 | 2007-2008 |
Calving ease direct | 2507 | 1957-2006 | 673 | 2007-2008 |
Calving ease maternal | 1600 | 1957-2001 | 365 | 2002-2008 |
Carcass weight | 1906 | 1957-2004 | 542 | 2005-2008 |
Docility | 1130 | 1963-2004 | 233 | 2005-2008 |
Fat thickness | 2268 | 1957-2006 | 887 | 2007-2008 |
Heifer pregnancy rate | 565 | 1968-2001 | 133 | 2002-2008 |
Marbling | 2308 | 1957-2006 | 891 | 2007-2008 |
Maternal weaning weight | 1671 | 1957-2001 | 395 | 2002-2008 |
Mature height | 1066 | 1957-2000 | 224 | 2001-2008 |
Mature weight | 1072 | 1957-2000 | 248 | 2001-2008 |
Rib eye muscle area | 2339 | 1957-2006 | 892 | 2007-2008 |
Scrotal circumference | 2025 | 1957-2004 | 439 | 2005-2008 |
Weaning weight | 2510 | 1957-2006 | 681 | 2007-2008 |
Yearling height | 1843 | 1957-2003 | 396 | 2004-2008 |
Yearling weight | 2182 | 1957-2004 | 573 | 2005-2008 |