Table 2. Association results between genotypes of ovine IFI44 gene and hematological parameters.
| Item | IFI44 c. 54413058 C>G | P-value | ||
| CC | GC | GG | ||
| Phenotype values are indicated as mean±standard error (SE). Letters with different genotypes in same trait (a, b) indicate significant difference at P<0.05. RBC: Red blood cell count; HGB: Hemoglobin concentration; HCT: Hematocrit; MCV: Mean erythrocyte volume; MCH: Mean erythrocyte hemoglobin content; MCHC: Mean erythrocyte hemoglobin concentration; RDW_SD: Red blood cell distribution-standard deviation; RDW_CV: Red blood cell distribution-coefficient of variation; PLT: Platelet count; MPV: Mean platelet volume; WBC: White blood cell count; NEUT: Neutrophils; LYMPH: Lymphocytes; MONO: Monocytes; EO: Eosinophils; BASO: Basophils. | ||||
| No. | 673 | 181 | 31 | |
| RBC (M/μL) | 14.169±0.053 | 14.281±0.102 | 14.452±0.247 | 0.676 |
| HGB (g/dL) | 13.186±0.041 | 13.286±0.079 | 13.313±0.191 | 0.256 |
| HCT (%) | 30.865±0.138 | 30.774±0.266 | 28.235±0.643 | 0.149 |
| MCV (fL) | 21.923±0.112 | 21.702±0.216 | 19.826±0.521 | 0.86 |
| MCH (pg) | 9.34±0.025 | 9.334±0.049 | 9.061±0.117 | 0.053 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 43.126±0.187 | 43.597±0.36 | 46.358±0.871 | 0.060 |
| RDW-SD (fL) | 26.718±0.124 | 27.078±0.24 | 26.948±0.579 | 0.397 |
| RDW-CV (%) | 42.434±0.098 | 42.787±0.189 | 42.677±0.456 | 0.256 |
| PLT (K/μL) | 556.318±4.621 | 551.276±8.911 | 533.806±21.533 | 0.905 |
| MPV (fL) | 8.337±0.023 | 8.316±0.044 | 8.161±0.106 | 0.541 |
| WBC (K/μL) | 12.076±0.106a | 12.517±0.205a | 11.138±0.496b | 0.043 |
| NEUT (K/μL) | 4.615±0.075ab | 5.021±0.145a | 4.092±0.35b | 0.017 |
| LYMPH (K/μL) | 5.373±0.054 | 5.519±0.104 | 5.286±0.251 | 0.422 |
| MONO (K/μL) | 1.894±0.029a | 1.748±0.056ab | 1.563±0.136b | 0.032 |
| EO (K/μL) | 0.134±0.009 | 0.17±0.017 | 0.138±0.041 | 0.608 |
| BASO (K/μL) | 0.06±0.002 | 0.059±0.004 | 0.058±0.009 | 0.840 |