Table 2.
Least squares means ± standard error for characteristics of tibiotarsus and humerus for the effect of layer line (LL), generation (Gen) and their interaction and the significance levels for the effects.
| Effect | Tibiotarsus | Humerus | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Breaking Strength (N) | Bone Mineral Density (g/cm²) | Weight (g) | Length (mm) | Thickness (mm) | Bone Breaking Strength (N) | Bone Mineral Density (g/cm²) | Weight (g) | Length (mm) | Thickness (mm) | |
| Layer line (LL) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| WLA | 137.34 ± 3.62 b,c | 0.211 ± 0.005 d | 8.12 ± 0.11 c | 116.78 ± 0.44 c | 5.27 ± 0.04 c | 90.81 ± 3.43 c | 0.136 ± 0.003 d | 3.76 ± 0.10 c | 75.81 ± 0.25 c | 5.33 ± 0.03 c |
| R11 | 149.40 ± 3.54 b | 0.231 ± 0.005 c | 8.23 ± 0.11 c | 116.63 ± 0.44 c | 5.17 ± 0.04 c | 109.94 ± 3.40 b | 0.156 ± 0.003 c | 4.07 ± 0.10 c | 75.38 ± 0.25 c | 5.19 ± 0.03 d |
| BLA | 124.23 ± 3.58 c | 0.265 ± 0.005 b | 10.90 ± 0.11 b | 119.41 ± 0.44 b | 5.94 ± 0.04 b | 138.64 ± 3.40 a | 0.197 ± 0.003 a | 6.53 ± 0.10 a | 79.69 ± 0.25 a | 5.59 ± 0.03 b |
| L68 | 211.57 ± 3.61 a | 0.327 ± 0.005 a | 12.03 ± 0.11 a | 121.37 ± 0.44 a | 6.19 ± 0.04 a | 146.02 ± 3.45 a | 0.180 ± 0.003 b | 4.93 ± 0.10 b | 76.85 ± 0.25 b | 5.71 ± 0.03 a |
| Generation (Gen) | <0.0001 | 0.0369 | 0.7077 | 0.0002 | 0.1231 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0021 | 0.0327 |
| Gen 1 | 139.23 ± 2.55 | 0.264 ± 0.004 | 9.80 ± 0.08 | 117.74 ± 0.31 | 5.61 ± 0.03 | 111.27 ± 2.43 | 0.174 ± 0.002 | 5.60 ± 0.07 | 76.54 ± 0.18 | 5.42 ± 0.02 |
| Gen 2 | 172.04 ± 2.53 | 0.253 ± 0.004 | 9.84 ± 0.07 | 119.36 ± 0.31 | 5.67 ± 0.03 | 131.43 ± 2.40 | 0.161 ± 0.002 | 4.05 ± 0.07 | 77.32 ± 0.18 | 5.49 ± 0.02 |
| LL × Gen | 0.0925 | 0.1725 | 0.0155 | 0.0892 | 0.4924 | 0.5249 | 0.8472 | 0.5376 | 0.2413 | 0.0665 |
| WLA × Gen1 | 113.51 ± 5.10 | 0.210 ± 0.007 | 7.84 ± 0.15 c | 115.03 ± 0.62 | 5.20 ± 0.05 | 77.13 ± 4.85 | 0.142 ± 0.004 | 4.51 ± 0.15 | 75.00 ± 0.36 | 5.27 ± 0.04 |
| WLA × Gen2 | 161.16 ± 5.15 | 0.214 ± 0.007 | 8.40 ± 0.15 c | 118.54 ± 0.62 | 5.35 ± 0.05 | 104.48 ± 4.85 | 0.131 ± 0.004 | 3.02 ± 0.15 | 76.61 ± 0.36 | 5.40 ± 0.04 |
| R11 × Gen1 | 132.92 ± 5.02 | 0.233 ± 0.007 | 8.25 ± 0.15 c | 116.22 ± 0.61 | 5.15 ± 0.05 | 103.33 ± 4.78 | 0.162 ± 0.004 | 4.89 ± 0.15 | 74.99 ± 0.35 | 5.21 ± 0.04 |
| R11 × Gen2 | 165.87 ± 5.01 | 0.229 ± 0.007 | 8.21 ± 0.15 c | 117.05 ± 0.62 | 5.20 ± 0.05 | 116.55 ± 4.83 | 0.151 ± 0.004 | 3.24 ± 0.14 | 75.77 ± 0.35 | 5.18 ± 0.04 |
| BLA × Gen1 | 112.38 ± 5.12 | 0.275 ± 0.007 | 11.10 ± 0.15 b | 119.07 ± 0.63 | 5.93 ± 0.05 | 127.87 ± 4.89 | 0.205 ± 0.004 | 7.20 ± 0.15 | 79.44 ± 0.36 | 5.59 ± 0.04 |
| BLA × Gen2 | 136.07 ± 5.01 | 0.255 ± 0.007 | 10.71 ± 0.15 b | 119.75 ± 0.61 | 5.94 ± 0.05 | 149.40 ± 4.72 | 0.190 ± 0.004 | 5.86 ± 0.14 | 79.94 ± 0.35 | 5.59 ± 0.04 |
| L68 × Gen1 | 198.11 ± 5.20 | 0.338 ± 0.007 | 12.02 ± 0.15 a | 120.62 ± 0.63 | 6.18 ± 0.05 | 136.75 ± 4.94 | 0.188 ± 0.004 | 5.79 ± 0.15 | 76.74 ± 0.36 | 5.62 ± 0.04 |
| L68 × Gen2 | 225.03 ± 5.03 | 0.315 ± 0.007 | 12.04 ± 0.15 a | 122.12 ± 0.62 | 6.20 ± 0.05 | 155.29 ± 4.83 | 0.171 ± 0.004 | 4.07 ± 0.14 | 76.97 ± 0.35 | 5.79 ± 0.04 |
a,b,c,d Means with different letters within an effect differ significantly (Tukey’s HSD-test, p < 0.05).