Table 1.

Correlations (reflecting accuracy) between true and estimated breeding values, and coefficients of regression of true breeding values on estimated breeding values (estimated using all five models) for animals without phenotypes in generations 4, 5 and 6.

Method (Group)	Gen-4			Gen-5			Gen-6			Gen-4–6
	Corr.	b	r2	Corr.	b	r2	Corr.	b	r2	Corr.	b	r2
HAP_POL (B1)	0.87	0.872	0.75	0.83	0.850	0.70	0.81	0.807	0.66	0.84	0.854	0.70
HAP_NOPOL (B2)	0.87	0.882	0.76	0.84	0.863	0.71	0.81	0.801	0.66	0.84	0.859	0.71
SNP_POL (B3)	0.86	0.893	0.73	0.87	0.969	0.75	0.86	0.942	0.74	0.86	0.943	0.74
SNP_NOPOL (B4)	0.87	0.910	0.76	0.87	0.982	0.76	0.87	0.958	0.76	0.87	0.958	0.75
POL (B5)	0.26	0.435	0.07	0.05	0.104	0.002	0.15	0.452	0.02	0.07	0.143	0.01