. 2018 Jun 9;96(9):3549–3557. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky227

Table 2.

Joint angles (degrees) of breeding herd female feet leg conformation traits¹ (least squares means ± SE) at age of selection and post first parity

	Entire population²				Subpopulation³
	Selection		Post first parity		Selection		Post first parity
	LS Means	SE	LS Means	SE	LS Means	SE	LS Means	SE
Knee	164.7^a	0.3	158.3^b	0.3	164.7^a	0.5	158.6^b	0.5
Front pastern	54.7^a	0.3	52.1^b	0.4	54.8^a	0.6	51.6^b	0.6
Rear pastern	57.6^a	0.3	50.3^b	0.3	57.5^a	0.5	50.1^b	0.5
Hock	140.8^a	0.3	146.9^b	0.3	141.1^a	0.5	146.4^b	0.5
Rear stance	91.9^a	0.3	86.6^b	0.4	91.4^a	0.6	86.2^b	0.6

¹Evaluated as per Stock et al. (2017) using an objective method based on digital images.

²Females evaluated approximately at 150 d of age at the point of selection (n = 319) and 0 to 12 wk of second gestation post first parity (n = 277).

³Females evaluated approximately at 150 d of age at the point of selection (n = 319) and subpopulation of second gestation post first parity evaluated between 0 and 3 wk (n = 126).

^a,bWithin row and population, significant differences between predictor variables; P < 0.05.