Table 1.
Cashmere Trait | Variant Assessed | Other Variants Fitted | Absent | Present | P Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SE | n | Mean ± SE | n | ||||
Raw cashmere fiber weight (g) | A | None | 407.1 ± 4.12 | 145 | 416.0 ± 4.05 | 156 | 0.075 |
B | None | 419.5 ± 3.73 | 165 | 400.0 ± 4.29 | 136 | <0.001 | |
C | None | 405.0 ± 4.80 | 108 | 414.6 ± 3.61 | 193 | 0.063 | |
A | B, C | 405.6 ± 4.71 | 145 | 412.2 ± 4.17 | 156 | 0.264 | |
B | A, C | 416.7 ± 4.52 | 165 | 401.1 ± 4.41 | 136 | 0.009 | |
C | A, B | 405.9 ± 5.19 | 108 | 411.9 ± 3.91 | 193 | 0.345 | |
Mean fiber diameter (µm) | A | None | 13.5 ± 0.04 | 145 | 13.6± 0.04 | 156 | 0.442 |
B | None | 13.7 ± 0.04 | 165 | 13.6 ± 0.04 | 136 | 0.977 | |
C | None | 13.6 ± 0.04 | 108 | 13.6 ± 0.033 | 193 | 0.357 | |
Cashmere fiber length (cm) | A | None | 4.1 ± 0.04 | 145 | 4.2 ± 0.04 | 156 | 0.099 |
B | None | 4.2 ± 0.04 | 165 | 4.2 ± 0.05 | 136 | 0.373 | |
C | None | 4.2 ± 0.05 | 108 | 4.2 ± 0.04 | 193 | 0.395 |
1 Estimated standard errors (SEs) and marginal means in general linear mixed effect model, with P < 0.05 being shown in bold.