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Table 3 Least squares means (SE) of traits by disease status1

From: Genetic analysis of reproductive performance in sows during porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreaks

Trait2

Disease status

P-value 

 

Clean

PRRS

PED

 

AB,%

2.9b (0.2)

38.8a (0.9)

1.6c (0.5)

< 0.01

TB

14.12a (0.07)

14.21a (0.12)

14.14a (0.10)

0.66

NBA

12.65a (0.06)

11.53b (0.10)

12.71a (0.10)

0.03

SB 3

0.60b (0.01)

0.84a (0.02)

0.59b (0.02)

< 0.01

MUM 3

0.20b (0.01)

0.46a (0.02)

0.22b (0.01)

< 0.01

NBD 3

0.81b (0.01)

1.32a (0.03)

0.82b (0.02)

< 0.01

PROP

0.08b (0.01)

0.13a (0.01)

0.09b (0.01)

< 0.01

NW

9.51a (0.05)

8.34b (0.13)

5.58c (0.10)

< 0.01

  1. a,b,c Means lacking the same superscript are different at P-value < 0.05
  2. 1Clean, Clean status (no presence of PRRS or PED); PRRS, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome; PED, porcine epidemic diarrhea
  3. 2AB, Abortion; TB, Total number of piglets born; NBA, Number of piglets born alive; SB, Number of stillborn piglets; MUM, Number of mummified piglets; NBD, Number of piglets born dead; PROP, Proportion of piglets born dead; NW, Number of piglets weaned
  4. 3Results are back-transformed from natural log + 1
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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