<p>Forward cross-validation analyses were used to quantify the changes in BREEDPLAN EBVs
from single-step genetic evaluations compared to traditional pedigree-based evaluations for Angus,
Brahman, Hereford, Santa Gertrudis and Wagyu breeds. EBVs were generated from full multi-trait
evaluations for each breed and compared to EBVs from an evaluation where all the phenotypic
records were removed from the last four year drops of animals (termed Validation). Results for the
sub-set of validation animals that were SNP genotyped showed the population-based accuracy of
single-step EBVs were higher than pedigree-based accuracies for all breeds and traits. However, the
magnitudes of the accuracy increases differed across breeds and traits, and generally reflected
differences in the size of the training populations for each trait. The largest increase in accuracy,
averaged across all traits in a breed, was observed for Angus (24%) and the smallest for Santa
Gertrudis (5%). Across breeds, the largest increases in accuracy occurred for the growth trait EBVs
compared to smaller increases for abattoir carcase, female reproduction and NFI EBVs. This study
has shown the benefits of single-step genomic evaluations, and the opportunity to increase rates of
genetic progress, through the increased accuracy generated. The study also highlighted breeds and
traits which could benefit from additional recording to increase accuracies from single-step.</p>