Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and estimated breeding values for litter size at birth and litter size at weaning in the Markhoz goat.

Statistic	LSB	LSB PBV	LSW	LSW PBV
n	137	5,396	137	5,396
Mean (± SD)	1.16 (± 0.37)	0.0031 (± 0.0146)	0.99 (± 0.50)	0.0073 (± 0.0381)
Min	1	−0.029	0	−0.124
Max	3	0.068	2	0.142

LSB, litter size at birth; PBV, predicted breeding value; LSW, litter size at weaning.