Table 1.
Litter size at birth (LS0), body weight at mating (BWM), ovulation rate (OR) in two fertility lines (FL2: Dummerstorf, on the left; H, Ås, on the right) and the unselected controls
| FL 2 | C | FL2–C | FL 2/C | H | C | H–C | H/C | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | m | s.d. | n | m | s.d. | n | m | s.d. | n | m | s.d. | |||||
| LS0 | 402 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 1118 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 1.64 | 107 | 21.6 | 4.1 | 104 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 1.91 |
| BWM | 411 | 34.9 | 2.8 | 1191 | 30.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.13 | 53 | 46.1 | 2.8 | 54 | 33.1 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1.39 |
| OR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 32.7 | 3.9 | 84 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 2.0 |
| LS21 | 337 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 1073 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data for FL2 and C pooled over generations 126–131 and 127–132, respectively. Data for H from generations 110–112; further explanation in text. Matings in exp. 1 and 2 at 9 and 10 weeks, respectively.