Table 5 Effect of the LEPR genotype on body weight (BW), back fat depth (BF) and back muscle depth (BM) of ewes throughout the productive cycle
TT | TC | CC | Sign. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 107 | 442 | 485 | |
BW-M | 53.20 (0.47) a | 52.4 (0.26) ab | 51.9 (0.25) b | * |
BW-Pa | 56.50 (0.5) a | 55.4 (0.28) ab | 54.86 (0.27) b | * |
BW-Pb | 61.10 (0.52) a | 60.4 (0.29) a | 59.6 (0.28) b | * |
BW-L | 59.5 (0.75) a | 58.3 (0.57) ab | 57.8 (0.56) b | * |
BW-Sa | 58.6 (0.58) | 58.2 (0.34) | 57.8 (0.33) | NS |
BW-Sb | 60.2 (0.73) | 59.8 (0.45) | 59.6 (0.44) | NS |
BW-W | 56.2 (0.55) | 56.0 (0.30) | 55.7 (0.29) | NS |
BW-Wp | 57.5 (0.54) | 57.3 (0.31) | 56.8 (0.30) | NS |
BF-M | 5.44 (0.3) a | 5.1 (0.2) ab | 4.9 (0.2) b | * |
BF-Pb | 5.0 (0.2) a | 4.3 (0.2) b | 4.2 (0.2) b | ** |
BF-W | 4.5 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.2) | 4.3 (0.2) | NS |
BM-M | 22.5 (0.7) | 22.3 (0.5) | 22.3 (0.5) | NS |
BM-Pb | 21.5 (0.7) a | 19.7 (0.5) b | 19.8 (0.5) b | * |
BM-W | 19.6 (0.9) | 19.4 (0.7) | 18.9 (0.7) | NS |