Table 1. The mean and number of records (given in brackets) per cross for egg number, egg weight and survival days.
| Father line | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S1
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S2
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S3
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S4
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S5
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D1
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D2
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D4
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D5
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D6
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| Egg number | Mother line | ||||||||||
| S1 | 329 (42) | 321 (75) | 343 (4899) | 340 (1854) | 334 (4104) | 315 (46) | |||||
| S2 | 339 (865) | 340 (896) | 333 (380) | ||||||||
| S4 | 329 (189) | 331 (1381) | |||||||||
| S5 | 329 (336) | 329 (1479) | |||||||||
| D1 | 337 (4823) | 337 (1321) | 329 (2983) | 333 (723) | 340 (641) | 337 (3025) | 331 (531) | ||||
| D2 | 338 (5996) | 337 (927) | 330 (3178) | 335 (350) | 340 (487) | ||||||
| D3 | 340 (4519) | 337 (457) | 336 (3729) | 336 (264) | 344 (435) | ||||||
| D4 | 334 (5085) | 334 (1189) | 323 (2187) | 326 (41) | 341 (3348) | ||||||
| D5 | 330 (208) | 306 (20) | 325 (3678) | 335 (2783) | 331 (100) | ||||||
| D6 | 336 (212) | 335 (99) | 325 (117) | 326 (3808) | 333 (2770) | 304 (20) | 295 (40) | ||||
| Egg weight | S1 | 60.1 (28) | 61.3 (58) | 60.8 (3516) | 62.8 (1363) | 61.5 (3085) | 61.0 (28) | ||||
| (in grams) | S2 | 61.4 (671) | 63.0 (618) | 62.8 (278) | |||||||
| S4 | 63.5 (188) | 61.3 (1177) | |||||||||
| S5 | 64.1 (336) | 61.8 (1288) | |||||||||
| D1 | 62.4 (3553) | 63.0 (912) | 63.0 (2298) | 62.1 (492) | 62.6 (411) | 63.3 (2207) | 62.5 (360) | ||||
| D2 | 60.5 (4448) | 61.2 (668) | 60.1 (2275) | 61.2 (273) | 60.9 (317) | ||||||
| D3 | 60.2 (3371) | 61.2 (324) | 60.7 (2994) | 60.4 (216) | 60.8 (283) | ||||||
| D4 | 61.3 (3772) | 62.5 (874) | 61.5 (1683) | 61.2 (34) | 62.1 (2525) | ||||||
| D5 | 61.9 (142) | 62.6 (14) | 61.0 (2820) | 62.9 (2219) | 60.8 (81) | ||||||
| D6 | 60.7 (161) | 61.4 (80) | 60.7 (95) | 60.0 (2937) | 61.1 (2254) | 60.6 (13) | 63.8 (19) | ||||
| Survival | S1 | 526 (42) | 536 (75) | 564 (4899) | 556 (1854) | 535 (4104) | 522 (46) | ||||
| days | S2 | 563 (865) | 543 (896) | 583 (380) | |||||||
| S4 | 551 (189) | 555 (1381) | |||||||||
| S5 | 558 (336) | 555 (1479) | |||||||||
| D1 | 543 (4823) | 559 (1321) | 549 (2983) | 534.8 (723) | 549 (641) | 539 (3025) | 546 (531) | ||||
| D2 | 541 (5996) | 553 (927) | 549 (3178) | 528 (350) | 554 (487) | ||||||
| D3 | 544 (4519) | 540 (457) | 544 (3729) | 506 (264) | 549 (435) | ||||||
| D4 | 539 (5085) | 569 (1189) | 544 (2187) | 556 (41) | 560 (3348) | ||||||
| D5 | 550 (208) | 533 (20) | 548 (3678) | 559 (2783) | 552 (100) | ||||||
| D6 | 549 (212) | 546 (99) | 543 (117) | 550 (3808) | 560 (2770) | 518 (20) | 504 (40) | ||||
All records were taken on a cage-basis. The rows for S3 and column for D3 did not have any observations so were omitted from the table.