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Table 2 Number of animals with a phenotype (N) and basic statistics for the Manech Tête Rousse population of 145 rams and their 15,722 offspring

From: A validation study of loci associated with mastitis resistance in two French dairy sheep breeds

Trait

Ramsa

Offspring ewesb

N

Mean (± SD)

N

Mean (± SD)

LSCS

145

0.1 ± 0.6

15,115

3.6 ± 1.5

FAT (g/L)

145

0.9 ± 4.2

15,368

61.9 ± 8.4

PROTEIN (g/L)

145

0.2 ± 2.6

15,368

49.3 ± 4.4

MILKc (L)

145

84.7 ± 25.2

15,722

270 ± 79

  1. aPhenotypes are DYD expressed as deviations from the average population used for genetic evaluation
  2. bPhenotypes are the observed performances during the first lactation
  3. cMILK is the 250-day cumulative production adjusted for lactation length and standardized to an adult production (× 1.3)
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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