| BW | Body weight |
| BWW | Body weight without viscera |
| TL | Total length |
| BL | Body length |
| BH | Body height |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| LD | Linkage disequilibrium |
| LMM | Linear mixed model |
| MAF | Minor allele frequency |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PVE | Phenotypic variance explained |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| QTL | Quantitative trait locus |
| MAS | Marker-assisted selection |
| GS | Genomic selection |
| PIT | Passive integrated transponder |
| mpf | Months post-fertilization |