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Table 2 Data summary at the piglet and sow levels

From: Genetic selection against intrauterine growth retardation in piglets: a problem at the piglet level with a solution at the sow level

Trait

N

Mean

SD

Piglet level

HEAD CLASS (0/1)

20,991

0.1614

0.3679

Ind BWT (g)

21,147

1453

370.3

Sow level

PROP IUGR

1575

0.1445

0.1528

Ave BWT (g)

1575

1493

261.5

SD BWT (g)

1575

278.2

89.32

LITTER SIZE

1575

13.45

3.684

PROP SURV

1575

0.9013

0.1287

GL (days)

1575

114.9

1.260

  1. Traits at the piglet level: HEAD CLASS = head morphology (normal or IUGR) and Ind BWT = individual birth weight
  2. Traits at the sow level: PROP IUGR = proportion of piglets with an IUGR head morphology within a litter, AVE BWT = average birth weight within a litter, SD BWT = within-litter standard deviation in birth weight, litter size, PROP SURV = proportion of a litter surviving to processing, and GL = gestation length
  3. SD standard deviation