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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for body size, fat deposition, fillet quality and disease traits

From: Genetic effects of fatty acid composition in muscle of Atlantic salmon

Trait category

Trait

N

Mean

SD

Min

Max

CV (%)

Body size

Body weight (g)

668

3605

861

1150

6380

24

Length (cm)

668

66.5

5.1

50

78

8

Fat deposition

Muscle fat (%)

668

19.07

3.16

5.47

27.65

17

Visceral fat (1–5)

668

3.40

0.83

1

5

24

Liver fat (1–5)

668

2.13

0.76

1

5

26

Fillet quality

Pigment (mg/kg muscle)

668

7.7

0.9

3.9

10.7

11

Disease

Sea lice densitya

2207

64.25

26.25

0

202.98

41

PD survivalb

2426

0.62

–

0

1

–

  1. N number of observations, SD standard deviation, Min minimum value, Max maximum value, CV coefficient of variation (SD/mean × 100)
  2. aSea lice density = lice count/body weight2/3
  3. bScored 0 or 1, where 0 is dead and 1 is alive after the challenge test