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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of growth (ADG) and viral load (VL) at different stages of infection

From: Harnessing longitudinal information to identify genetic variation in tolerance of pigs to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus infection

Trait Mean Phenotypic Standard deviation Minimum Maximum
ADGearly 250 10 − 110 640
ADGmid 290 10 − 90 680
ADGlate 430 20 0 800
VLearly 37.1 6.4 16.4 57.2
VLmid 58.4 9.5 35.6 87.1
VLlate 67.6 10.7 39.1 99.3
  1. ADG is measured in g/day and VL in AUC(log10 RT-PCR). Stages of infection are early-, mid-and late-stages
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Genetics Selection Evolution

ISSN: 1297-9686