Accuracy of breeding values for production traits in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) using recursive models with or without genomics

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the analyzed dataset including number of records, mean, standard deviation, training and validation subsets for different production and fitness traits in a turkey line

Trait	Number	Mean	Std	Training		Validation
Trait	Number	Mean	Std	Genotyped	Not genotyped	Genotyped	Not genotyped
Feed conversion ratio (kg/kg)	5592	2.58	0.39	2307	2711	110	464
Residual feed intake (kg)	5592	0.00	2.51	2307	2711	110	464
Body weight (kg)	170,844	17.50	5.32	13,862	139,061	1138	16,783
Breast meat yield (%)	9634	24.37	2.33	843	7877	136	778
Walking score (1 to 6)	170,844	2.10	0.86	13,862	139,061	1138	778

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