Expression of genes involved in progesterone receptor paracrine signaling and their effect on litter size in pigs

Table 6 Effects of the NR2F2 polymorphism on total number born (TNB) and number born alive (NBA) in Large White (LS means ± S.E.)

Breed	Genotype	First parity			Second parity			Third to ninth parity			All parities
Breed	Genotype	Litters	TNB	NBA	Litters	TNB	NBA	Litters	TNB	NBA	Litters	TNB	NBA
Large White	AA	90	11.12 ± 0.25	10.33 ± 0.23^a	60	11.10 ± 0.40^A	10.21 ± 0.35^a	144	11.078 ± 0.40	10.09 ± 0.35^a	294	10.99 ± 0.32^A	10.23 ± 0.28^A
	AC	96	11.43 ± 0.25	10.59 ± 0.24	66	11.30 ± 0.41^A	10.01 ± 0.37	190	10.96 ± 0.40	9.84 ± 0.36^A	352	11.24 ± 0.32^A	10.32 ± 0.29^A
	CC	46	11.72 ± 0.32	11.14 ± 0.31^b	26	12.86 ± 0.55^B	11.20 ± 0.49^b	93	10.69 ± 0.46	10.69 ± 0.41^Bb	165	11.88 ± 0.35^B	11.20 ± 0.32^B

Values with different superscripts show significant levels within columns: a, b P < 0.05, A, B P < 0.01

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