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Table 6 Significant fixed effects 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

ERE

Batch

Gestation length

Parity of the dam

Farm, year and month of birth

Number of kits born alive

Litter size at weaning

Farm, year and season at kitting

Parity and physiological statusa

Disease related (binary)

Abscess

nsb

*

ns

ns

Bacteria

ns

*

ns

ns

Resistance

ns

*

ns

ns

Disease related (categorical)

Abscess

**

*

ns

ns

Bacteria

**

*

ns

ns

Resistance

**

**

ns

ns

Growth

ADG-BW

ns

**

**

**

ADG-PI1

*

**

ns

ns

ADG-PI2

*

ns

ns

ns

Selection

NBA

**

**

WW

**

**

**

**

  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), – not tested
  2. aLactating or not at insemination
  3. b** P-value < 0.001, * P-value < 0.05, ns: Not significant (P-value > 0.05)