Table 1.

Number of records, mean, and phenotypic SD of the traits recorded according to the environment (temperate vs. tropical)

Trait1		Temperate		Tropical
	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD
BW11, kg	633	31.3	4.2	664	21.1	4.6
BW23, kg	633	103.4	9.9	664	85	11.4
BFT23, mm	627	20.6	3.7	664	15.6	3.0
ADG, g/d	633	832	95	664	758	101
ADFI, kg/d	625	2.21	0.46	660	1.78	0.41
RFI, g/d	619	−52	373	660	4	275
FCR	625	2.66	0.51	660	2.45	0.62
RT19, °C	630	39.5	0.38	663	39.7	0.37
RT21, °C	632	39.4	0.40	664	39.5	0.38
RT23, °C	627	39.3	0.40	663	39.4	0.31
CT19, °C	633	35.1	0.90	664	36.1	0.80
CT23, °C	632	35.2	1.01	664	35.7	0.79
GRAD19	630	0.11	0.02	663	0.09	0.02
GRAD23	626	0.12	0.03	663	0.09	0.02

¹BW₁₁, body weight at week 11; BW₂₃, body weight at week 23; BFT₂₃, back fat thickness at week 23; ADG = average daily weight gain; ADFI = average daily feed intake; RFI, residual feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; RT₁₉, rectal temperature at week 19; RT₂₁, rectal temperature at week 21; RT₂₃, rectal temperature at week 23; CT₁₉, cutaneous temperature at week 19; CT₂₃, cutaneous temperature at week 23; GRAD₁₉ = (RT₁₉ − CT₁₉) / RT₁₉; GRAD₂₃ = (RT₂₃ − CT₂₃) / RT₂₃.