Table 5. Mean and standard deviation of GEBV accuracy for five prediction methods

Model Backfat thickness (mm) Carcass weight (kg)
Mean SD Mean SD
1 (NULL) 0.59 0.01 0.50 0.04
2 (PCA_F) 0.40 0.03 0.34 0.03
3 (GBC_F) 0.53 0.04 0.38 0.02
4 (PCA_R) 0.59 0.01 0.50 0.03
5 (GBC_R) 0.59 0.01 0.50 0.03
GEBV, genomic estimated breeding values; PCA, principal component analysis; GBC, genomic breed composition.