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Table 2.

Least-squares means (±SE) for the main effects of ewe age and breed and solutions for udder half composite log₁₀ somatic cell count (LSCC_A) on total LWW at MSU and the USSES

Effect	Level	LWW MSU, kg	LWW USSES, kg
Ewe age, yr	1	—	32.8 ± 5.44^b
	2	35.0 ± 2.08^b	50.6 ± 4.76^a
	3+	41.7 ± 2.08^a	59.6 ± 2.71^a
MSU/USSES breed*	Rambouillet/Crossbred	38.6 ± 2.26	53.8 ± 3.26^a
MSU/USSES breed*	Targhee/Suffolk	38.1 ± 1.93	41.5 ± 3.39^b
LSCC_A^†	Early	−12.8 ± 4.00*	—
LSCC_A^†	Peak	ns^‡	⁻14.8 ± 5.22*

*Rambouillet and Targhee ewes were sampled at MSU, Crossbred (3/8 Suffolk, 3/8 Columbia, 1/4 Texel) and Suffolk ewes were sampled at USSES.

^†Early, Peak = LSCC_A quantified at early (< 5 d) and peak (30 to 45 d) lactation.

^‡ns = coefficient is not different from zero (P = 0.87).

^a,bMeans within an effect and column with no superscript in common are different (P < 0.05).