Table 4.

Least squares means, standard error (SE) and variation coefficient of FEC of lambs by breed

	Log (FEC + 10)	SE	CV%
ML	4.50	0.19	45.22 (225.28)
GBM	4.40	0.18	39.97 (288.09)
TX	4.92	0.25	34.34 (167.56)
RH	4.48	0.32	33.00 (131.89)
MLW*	3.77	0.16	37.77 (164.32)

*The MLW lambs were not compared with any other breeds because of the small number of farms included in the study and the time of sample collection month; numbers within brackets represent the variation coefficient of untransformed FEC

ML Merinoland, GBM German Blackhead Mutton, TX Texel, RH Rhoen, MLW Merino long-wool