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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the analyzed traits

From: Genomic background and genetic relationships between boar taint and fertility traits in German Landrace and Large White

Trait

LR

LW

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

AND (ng/g in fat)

1′410

1883.72

1269.90

1′396

1284.90

1021.87

log_AND

1′410

7.32

0.69

1′396

6.90

0.73

SKA (ng/g in fat)

1′410

183.89

156.80

1′396

82.10

89.96

log_SKA

1′410

4.88

0.82

1′396

4.10

0.72

NBA

2′049

14.75

3.24

2′096

14.52

3.74

NBD

2′049

1.48

1.68

2′096

0.89

1.44

AFI (days)

1′529

254.71

13.22

1′866

274.75

53.39

SV (ml)

1′465

209.68

77.69.26

807

237.09

76.94

SC (count in billions)

1′465

62.91

22.67

807

62.66

22.60

SP (OD)

1′465

394.94

143.34

807

340.68

113.54

  1. AND androstenone, log_AND log-transformed androstenone, SKA skatole, log_SKA log-transformed skatole, NBA number of piglets born alive per litter, NBD number of piglets born dead per litter, AFI age at first insemination, SV sperm volume, SC sperm count in billions, SP density of sperm measured by photometer (SP) in optical density (OD).