TABLE 2.
Least square means and standard error (in brackets) for litter size at birth, weaning and interval between consecutive parturitions in both birth weight variability lines and generation, and significance of line, generation and parturition number effects
| LSB | LSW | IBP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line | Low | 6.01 (0.17) | 5.55 (0.19) | 30.79 (0.70) |
| High | 3.26 (0.25) | 2.65 (0.27) | 37.23 (1.05) | |
| p | *** | *** | *** | |
| Generation | 20 | 4.18 (0.23) | 3.60 (0.25) | 35.22 (0.96) |
| 21 | 5.09 (0.19) | 4.60 (0.21) | 32.80 (0.80) | |
| p | *** | *** | ** | |
| Line × Generation | p | ns | ns | ns |
| Parturition number | p | *** | *** | *** |
Abbreviations: IBP, interval between consecutive parturitions (days); LSB, litter size at birth (pups); LSW, litter size at weaning (pups); ns, non‐significant.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001