Table 2.
Comparative analysis of body weights (least-square means±SE) with different genotypes (“AA,” “AB,” and “BB”) at locus 1 of FecB gene in Chhotanagpuri lambs from birth to 52 week of age.
| Effects | Number of observed | Body weights (kg) at different stages of growth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 4-week | 8-week | 12-week | 24-week | 36-week | 48-week | 52-week | ||
| Overall (µ) | (92) | 1.76±0.03 | 4.04±0.11 | 5.64±0.18 | 6.64±0.23 | 8.42±0.26 | 9.79±0.28 | 10.92±0.27 | 11.83±0.32 |
| Genotypes at Locus 1 | |||||||||
| AA | (39) | 1.72±0.04 | 4.10±0.16 | 5.78±0.26ab | 6.75±0.33ab | 8.52±0.38ab | 9.61±0.39ab | 10.80±0.38ab | 11.72±0.45b |
| AB | (30) | 1.78±0.04 | 3.90±0.16 | 5.33±0.26b | 6.18±0.33b | 7.90±0.38b | 9.26±0.39b | 10.37±0.38b | 11.22±0.45b |
| BB | (23) | 1.77±0.06 | 4.12±0.17 | 5.80±0.27a | 6.98±0.34a | 8.85±0.40a | 10.48±0.42a | 11.60±0.40a | 12.54±0.48a |
a,b,c
Values bearing same superscript in a column for each effect separately did not differ significantly (p≤0.01). SE=Standard error, FecB=Booroola fecundity