Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and variance components (standard error in brackets) estimated for the carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle (n = 13,717)

	BFT	EMA	CWT	MS
h2	0.24 (0.01)	0.24 (0.01)	0.25 (0.01)	0.27 (0.01)
${\sigma }_a^2$	4.8 (0.33)	27.6 (1.80)	571.4 (36.44)	0.66 (0.04)
${\sigma }_p^2$	20.1 (0.28)	113.5 (1.56)	2272.5 (31.30)	2.44 (0.03)
${\sigma }_e^2$	15.3 (0.26)	85.9 (1.47)	1701.1 (29.18)	1.77 (0.03)
Min	1	22	152	1
Max	57	156	692	9
Mean	13.42	92.61	425.50	5.68
SD	5.23	12.56	59.84	1.98

h²: estimated heritability; ${\sigma }_a^2$: additive genetic variance; ${\sigma }_p^2$: phenotypic variance; ${\sigma }_e^2$: residual variance; SD: standard deviation

Max maximum value, Min minimum value of adjusted phenotypes for BFT back fat thickness, EMA eye muscle area, CWT carcass weight and MS marbling score