Table 1.
Mean, standard deviation (SD), minimum, maximum, genome-wide heritability and standard error for 109 stallions of the semen quality traits.
| Trait | Mean | SD | Min | Max | h 2 | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOL | 24.48 | 12.91 | 4.00 | 70.50 | 0.63 | 0.26 |
| CON | 284.00 | 91.99 | 122.80 | 580.00 | 0.48 | 0.27 |
| TSC | 6.12 | 2.94 | 1.81 | 17.34 | 0.02 | 0.24 |
| PM | 80.11 | 8.51 | 50.00 | 90.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| PMAT | 34.51 | 7.32 | 6.25 | 45.33 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
VOL: gel-free volume (ml), CON: sperm concentration in the gel-free volume (106 spermatozoa/ml), TSC: total sperm count (109 spermatozoa) = gel-free volume × sperm concentration, PM: progressive motility [%], PMAT: progressive motility after thaw (%).