Table 5.
The P-values and least squares means (SE) for the effect of WUR10000125 (WUR) genotype on Topigs Norsvin selection index value by genotype and line or across lines
| Least squares mean | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line1 | AA | AB | BB | P-value | Additive effect2 | Additive P-value | Dominance effect3 | Dominance P-value |
| D1 | 93.77a (1.75) | 93.87a (1.75) | 93.39a (1.86) | 0.74 | −0.19 (0.37) | 0.60 | 0.29 (0.38) | 0.44 |
| D2 | 82.40a (1.79) | 82.75a (1.80) | 81.72a (1.94) | 0.15 | −0.34 (0.39) | 0.38 | 0.69 (0.38) | 0.07 |
| S1 | 90.07a (1.49) | 89.76a (1.50) | 89.69a (1.57) | 0.48 | −0.19 (0.27) | 0.49 | −0.12 (0.27) | 0.65 |
| S2 | 89.92a (1.46) | 89.78a (1.48) | 89.36a (1.59) | 0.69 | −0.28 (0.33) | 0.39 | 0.13 (0.32) | 0.67 |
| Across lines4 | 89.34a (0.86) | 89.35a (0.86) | 89.02a (0.91) | 0.56 | −0.16 (0.17) | 0.35 | 0.17 (0.17) | 0.32 |
aEstimates within a row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).
1D1 = Landrace dam line; D2 = Large White dam line; S1 = synthetic sire line; S2 = Pietrain sire line.
2Additive effect of WUR.
3Dominance effect of WUR.
4A significant effect of line × porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome vaccination status (P < 0.001) was detected.