Genetics Selection Evolution

Table 1 Descriptive statistics and means for four morphological traits and two morphological defects analysed in the PRE population for males and females

From: Genetic inbreeding depression load for morphological traits and defects in the Pura Raza Española horse

Body traits	Males			Females
Body traits	n	Mean (SD)	CV%	n	Mean (SD)	CV%
Height of withers (cm)	10,533	8.40 (1.88)^a	22.35	18,343	8.18 (1.92)^b	23.51
Height at withers (cm)	9028	162.27 (4.68)^a	2.88	17,155	159.53 (4.66)^b	2.92
Length of shoulder (cm)	23,159	66.91 (3.74)^a	5.59	40,656	66.09 (3.97)^b	6.01
Scapular-ischial length (cm)	49,165	159.38 (5.22)^a	3.28	77,351	159.01 (5.30)^b	3.34
Knock knee^c	3556	2.22 (0.45)^a	19.61	5340	2.23 (0.44)^a	19.83
Cresty neck^c	1293	3.15 (1.43)^a	45.35	1858	3.05 (1.32)^a	43.33

n number of records, SD standard deviation and CV coefficient of variation
^a,b Different superscript letters indicate significant differences between genders (P < 0.05)
^cOnly animals that present the defects were considered (classes > 1 on the scale)

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