Table 3 Numerical summary of animals in the INF/RF and MERINOSELECT, and mean values for traits and environmental covariate (EC) (± standard deviation)
From: Validation of reaction norm breeding values for robustness in Australian sheep
INF/RF | MERINOSELECT | |
|---|---|---|
Number of lambs | 11,638 | 265,284 |
Number of sires with progeny data | 615 | 6707 |
Number of dams | 7070 | 150,962 |
Parities per dam | 1.65 ± 0.89 | 1.76 ± 1.14 |
Number of contemporary groups | 134 | 2335 |
Weaning age (days) | 94.0 ± 9.8 | 95.2 ± 14.3 |
Post-weaning age (days) | 262.0 ± 35.5 | 226.6 ± 40.8 |
Post-weaning growth period (days) | 167.9 ± 36.9 | 131.4 ± 41.4 |
Weaning weight (kg) | 24.5 ± 5.3 | 27.8 ± 6.6 |
Post-weaning weight (kg) | 38.4 ± 8.04 | 40.4 ± 9.9 |
Post-weaning growth rate (g/day) | 84.1 ± 39.4 | 98.7 ± 59.1 |
EC (g/day) | − 17.5 ± 29.8 | − 3.6 ± 50.1 |