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Table 1 Data description

From: Heterogeneity of variance components for preweaning growth in Romane sheep due to the number of lambs reared

 

N

Mean (std)

of number of records1

Lambs

29,612

 

Single-reared lambs

5,479

 

Twin-reared lambs

24,133

 

Animals in the pedigree

33,304

-

Dam with records

  

all

6,379

4.6 (3.2)

rearing single lambs

3,815

1.5 (0.9)

rearing twins

5,811

4.4 (3.0)

Sires of lambs with records

  

all

683

33.2 (21.5)

Single-reared

640

6.1 (4.9)

Twin-reared

681

29.5 (19.2)

Maternal grand sires of lambs with records

  

all

723

43.0 (32.1)

Single-reared

675

8.6 (7.3)

Twin-reared

711

35.5 (26.3)

Litters

18,269

1.6 (0.49)

  1. 1mean and standard deviation of number of ADG records per animal. For instance, the mean total number of lambs weighted per females rearing single is 1.5.