Table 6.
Trait | Heterozygosity | Hetbreedb (A)a | Hetbreed (B) | Hetbreed (X) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Regression coefficients | ||||
Total number born | 4.22 (1.44)* | 1.76 (2.00) | 7.14 (2.24)* | 6.04 (5.05) |
Live born | 4.27 (1.34)* | 1.89 (1.87) | 7.06 (2.09)* | 6.16 (4.70) |
Gestation length | − 2.07 (0.70)* | − 2.82 (0.97)* | − 1.18 (1.05) | − 2.26 (3.28) |
Standardised regression coefficients c | ||||
Total number born | 1.18 | 0.52 | 1.97 | 1.68 |
Live born | 1.28 | 0.58 | 2.11 | 1.79 |
Gestation length | − 1.25 | − 1.74 | − 0.75 | − 1.45 |
* Regression coefficient significantly different from zero at P < 0.05
aBreeds: A = Dutch Landrace, B = Dutch Large White, X = F1 cross of A and B
bHetbreed is the model with heterozygosity within breed
cStandardised regression coefficients are regression coefficients divided by phenotypic standard deviation