Table 3.
Covariates and fixed effects included in mixed model analysis to estimate genetic parameters
| Trait1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariate | AGEPUB | PUBWT | PUB | BWT | WWT | LEA | BF | WT178 |
| Age boar2 | X | X | X | |||||
| Sex | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| WT178 | X | X | ||||||
| Wean age | X | |||||||
| Age3 | X |
1AGEPUB = age at puberty; PUBWT = weight at puberty; PUB = probability of reaching puberty; BWT = birth weight; WWT = weaning weight; LEA = loin muscle area; BF = backfat depth; WT178 = weight at 178 d of age on average.
2Age of the animal at first exposure to a boar.
3Age of the animal when WT178, LEA, and BF were recorded.