Table 1. Descriptive statistics of EBVs.

	BF	D250	LEA
$E\overline{B}V$	−0.03	4.57	0.61
${\overline{r}}_{EBV}^2$a	0.74	0.67	0.75
N b	965	936	938
h2	0.45	0.26	0.47

EBV, estimated breeding values; BF, backfat thickness; D250, number of days to 250 lb; LEA, loin muscle area.

^aAverage reliability of EBV.

^bNumber of animals with usable EBV.