A genome-wide association study on androstenone levels in pigs reveals a cluster of candidate genes on chromosome 6

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for traits measured.

Trait	N	mean	SD	min	max
Boar taint compounds
Androstenone (μg/g)	943	1.88	1.67	0.07	10.10
Skatole (ng/g)	942	91.11	97.48	6.00	928.00
Indole (ng/g)	942	54.15	64.79	8.00	678.00
Ln-androstenone	943	0.25	0.91	-2.66	2.31
Finishing traits
Hot carcass weight	943	95.71	10.95	67.60	136.20
Fat depth at slaughter	943	14.96	2.93	7.60	27.60
Age at slaughter	943	179.80	9.26	152.00	247.00

Mean, standard deviation (SD), minimum (min) and maximum (max) values are presented for all the phenotypes included in the association study (N).

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