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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of ewe traits

From: Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep

 

AWG

AWW

APostWW

LS

PL

Mean

10.19

27.09

40.77

1.31

2.65

Std. dev.

0.97

4.12

3.86

0.47

1.17

Minimum

6.85

11.80

27.40

1

1

Median

10.16

27.28

40.60

1

3

Maximum

14.40

42.40

57.60

4

6

  1. AWG average individual growth performance of offspring (average gain weight of the offspring in kg); AWW average weaning weight of offspring in kg; APostWW average post-weaning weight of offspring in kg; LS litter size of first lambing of ewe; PL productive longevity (number of lambings) of ewe