Journal of Animal Science and Technology

Table 3 Distribution of records for body weight traits in different inbreeding classes of animals born between 1994 and 2011

From: Population genetic structure analysis and effect of inbreeding on body weights at different ages in Iranian Mehraban sheep

Inbreeding class		Traits (kg)
Inbreeding class	BW		WW		6 MW		9 MW		YW
	N	Mean ± SE	N	Mean ± SE	N	Mean ± SE	N	Mean ± SE	N	Mean ± SE
F= 0	1536	3.88 ± 0.01^a	802	22.46 ± 0.06^a	348	34.62 ± 0.06^b	33	39.06 ± 0.93^c	12	50.20 ± 0.01^a
0< F<0.05	8700	3.65 ± 0.01^b	5903	22.12 ± 0.06^ab	4503	36.23 ± 0.06^ab	3095	45.51 ± 0.11^b	1998	52.68 ± 0.15^a
F ≥ 0.05	19	3.32 ± 0.23^c	10	21.01 ± 0.06^b	11	37.48 ± 0.06^a	11	47.66 ± 0.88^a	9	55.35 ± 1.32^a

^a,b,cMeans with similar letters in each sub class within a column do not differ significantly at P<0.05. BW: birth weight, WW: 3-month weight, 6 MW: 6-month weight, 9 MW: 9-month weight, YW: yearling weight. F: inbreeding coefficient. SE: standard error.

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