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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the three datasets

From: Effects of heterozygosity on performance of purebred and crossbred pigs

Dataseta

Traitb

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

h2

1

TNB

14.00

3.42

1.00

26.00

0.08

1

SB

1.22

1.54

0.00

18.00

0.07

1

D3

1.68

1.78

0.00

20.00

0.06

1

LW3, kg

76.78

18.74

2.50

152.40

0.13

1

VAR3W

1.10

0.39

0.07

3.77

0.06

1

SL

0.41

0.82

0.00

4.00

0.13

1

BCS

4.15

0.94

1.00

9.00

0.13

2

TNB

15.34

3.46

1.00

32.00

0.10

2

LB

14.02

3.23

1.00

28.00

0.07

2

GL, d

115.48

1.65

105.00

124.00

0.34

3

W21, kg

6.92

1.43

2.26

12.59

0.06

3

W150, kg

108.98

11.70

52.16

148.74

0.36

3

BF100, mm

7.09

2.19

2.80

16.00

0.43

3

LD100, mm

51.11

9.46

28.30

77.25

0.37

3

A40, d

86.76

7.10

60.01

121.44

0.41

3

DTP, d

77.40

9.69

44.55

136.52

0.42

3

TFI, kg

173.00

16.25

89.60

261.10

0.38

3

LMP, %

61.41

3.46

46.50

74.20

0.59

3

DP, %

71.23

2.57

62.53

81.64

0.27

3

IMF, g/100 g

1.78

0.41

0.00

4.20

0.68

3

PHL

561.60

13.62

513.00

631.00

0.37

3

DRIP, %

3.81

1.79

0.03

11.40

0.32

3

LB1

8.33

2.86

0.00

18.00

0.11

  1. aDataset 1 is Norwegian Landrace, dataset 2 is Dutch Landrace, Dutch Large White and their F1 cross, dataset 3 is the synthetic line
  2. bTNB = total number born, SB = stillborn, D3 = number of dead piglets at 3 weeks, LW3 = litter weight at 3 weeks, VAR3W = variance in weight within the litter at 3 weeks, SL = shoulder lesions of sow at weaning, BCS = body condition score of sow at weaning, LB = live born, GL = gestation length, W21 = 21 days weight in kg, W150 = 150 days weight in kg, BF100 = backfat at 100 kg measured on live animals in mm, LD100 = loin depth at 100 kg measured on live animals in mm, A40 = age at 40 kg in days, DTP = days from 40 to 120 kg, TFI = total feed intake from 40 to 120 kg in kg (i.e. feed intake per 80 kg live weight gain), LMP = lean meat percentage, DP = dressing percentage (slaughter weight/live weight), IMF = intramuscular fat percentage measured in the laboratory, PHL = pH of loin, DRIP = drip loss is the percentage loss of water from a piece of loin muscle between 96 h post mortem to 120 h post mortem, LB1 = live born first parity