Table 1.
Effect of KRTAP21-1 genotype on various wool traits.
| Trait 1 | Mean ± SE 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA (n = 169) | AC (n = 99) | ||
| GFW (kg) | 2.33 ± 0.04 | 2.42 ± 0.04 | 0.078 |
| CFW (kg) | 1.71 ± 0.03 | 1.73 ± 0.04 | 0.656 |
| Yield (%) | 72.6 ± 0.49 | 70.9 ± 0.59 | 0.014 |
| MSL (mm) | 84.3 ± 1.72 | 85.4 ± 1.94 | 0.462 |
| MSS (N/ktex) | 21.6 ± 1.13 | 21.1 ± 1.28 | 0.557 |
| MFD (µm) | 19.3 ± 0.27 | 19.6 ± 0.31 | 0.361 |
| FDSD (µm) | 4.14 ± 0.09 | 4.15 ± 0.10 | 0.882 |
| CVFD (%) | 21.3 ± 0.34 | 21.1 ± 0.38 | 0.768 |
| MFC (o/mm) | 88.6 ± 2.28 | 89.2 ± 2.57 | 0.768 |
| PF (%) | 2.50 ± 0.50 | 2.86 ± 0.56 | 0.405 |
1 GFW—Greasy Fleece Weight; CFW—Clean Fleece Weight; MSL—Mean Staple Length; MSS—Mean Staple Strength; MFD—Mean Fiber Diameter; FDSD—Fiber Diameter Standard Deviation; CVFD—Coefficient of Variation of Fiber Diameter; MFC—Mean Fiber Curvature; PF—Prickle Factor (percentage of fibers over 30 microns). 2 Predicted means and the standard errors of those means derived from the GLMMs, with p < 0.05 in bold and 0.05 ≤ p < 0.10 italicized.