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Table 5 Number of rabbits, means and standard deviations (in parentheses) for disease-related, growth, and commercial selection traits

From: Genetic parameters of resistance to pasteurellosis using novel response traits in rabbits

Type of trait Trait Number of rabbits Number of litters Mean (SD) Range (min–max)
Disease related (binary) Abscess 951   0.92 (0.26) 0–1
Bacteria 951   0.91 (0.27)
Resistance 953   0.07 (0.26)
Disease related (categorical) Abscess 951   2.61 (1.02) 0–4
Bacteria 951   1.36 (0.96)
Resistance 953   3.19 (0.94)
Growth ADG-BW 980   27.14 (4.27) 14.32–39.74
ADG-PI1 902   2.93 (18.23) − 44.67 to 75.25
ADG-PI2 852   19.76 (17.89) − 42.29 to 74.29
Selection NBA 2253 7528 10.34 (3.49) 0–20
WW 11,423   836.43 (231.64) 218–1665
  1. ADG average daily weight gain (g/day), BW from birth to weaning pre-inoculation, PI1 during first week post-inoculation, PI2 during second week post-inoculation, NBA number of kits born alive, WW weaning weight (g)