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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for 10 body size traits on Frizarta dairy ewes

From: Combined GWAS and ‘guilt by association’-based prioritization analysis identifies functional candidate genes for body size in sheep

Trait

Abbreviation

Mean ± SEM

SD

Wither height (cm)

WH

71.74 ± 0.13

2.94

Back height (cm)

BH

72.28 ± 0.15

3.33

Hip bone (hook) height (cm)

HH

73.22 ± 0.15

3.36

Body length (cm)

BL

80.03 ± 0.24

5.20

Chest girth (cm)

CG

109.46 ± 0.34

7.48

Shoulder width (cm)

CW

19.90 ± 0.11

2.39

Thorax width (cm)

TW

24.28 ± 0.11

2.50

Hip bone (hook) width (cm)

HW

21.39 ± 0.08

1.79

Rump width (cm)

RW

19.19 ± 0.07

1.54

Pin bone width (cm)

PW

13.42 ± 0.06

1.25