TABLE 2.

Variance components and genetic parameter estimates for composite reproductive traits in Baluchi sheep.

Trait	${\mathrm{\sigma }}_a^2$	${\mathrm{\sigma }}_{pe}^2$	${\mathrm{\sigma }}_e^2$	${\mathrm{\sigma }}_P^2$	h2±SE	R±SE	EBVs range*	Accuracies avg (sd)**
PBW	0.09	0.03	0.28	0.41	0.23 ± 0.04	0.31 ± 0.02	−0.52 ± 0.51	0.73 (0.06)
TLWB	0.14	0.04	0.43	0.61	0.22 ± 0.04	0.29 ± 0.02	−0.70 ± 0.73	0.73 (0.05)
LMWB	0.10	0.02	0.27	0.39	0.25 ± 0.04	0.30 ± 0.02	−0.56 ± 0.51	0.76 (0.05)
PWW	2.38	2.66	14.84	19.88	0.12 ± 0.04	0.25 ± 0.02	−1.73 ± 2.12	0.60 (0.06)
TLWW	1.76	1.86	19.60	23.23	0.08 ± 0.03	0.15 ± 0.02	−1.41 ± 1.65	0.50 (0.05)
LMWW	1.86	1.25	11.60	14.72	0.13 ± 0.04	0.21 ± 0.02	−2.01 ± 1.69	0.60 (0.06)

PBW, Progeny Birth Weight; TLWB, Total Litter Weight at Birth; LMWB, Litter Mean Weight at Birth; PWW, Progeny Weaning Weight; TLWW, Total Litter Weight at Weaning; LMWW, Litter Mean Weight at Weaning;${\mathrm{\sigma }}_a^2$, additive genetic variance;${\mathrm{\sigma }}_{pe}^2$, permanent environmental variance;${\mathrm{\sigma }}_e^2$, residual variance; ${\mathrm{\sigma }}_p^2$, phenotypic variance; h², heritability; R, repeatability; SE, standard error; *Estimated breeding values range in genotyped animals. **Average and standard deviation of accuracies for genotyped animals.