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Table 6 Phenotypic description of the data set

From: Dominance and parent-of-origin effects of coding and non-coding alleles at the acylCoA-diacylglycerol-acyltransferase (DGAT1) gene on milk production traits in German Holstein cows

Yield deviation

n

minimum

maximum

mean

SD

Milk yield [kg]

1035

-881.6

3132.6

827.2

544.8

Fat content [%]

1035

-0.870

0.675

-0.099

0.230

Fat yield [kg]

1035

-36.29

113.76

26.03

21.49

Protein content [%]

1035

-0.305

0.294

-0.014

0.094

Protein yield [kg]

1035

-17.27

91.92

26.50

15.78

  1. Minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation (SD) for first lactation yield deviations of German Holstein cows included in the study