Items | Groups | SEM | P-value | ||
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GN | QH | SB | |||
Time of sexual maturity/age | 2.45 ± 0.16 | 2.50 ± 0.00 | 2.35 ± 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.142 |
Age at first breeding/age | 3.7 ± 0.08a | 3.7 ± 0.08a | 3.3 ± 0.13b | 0.06 | 0.013 |
Service lifespan/year | 3.9 ± 0.19B | 3.6 ± 0.18B | 5.2 ± 0.28A | 0.18 | 0.000 |
Breeding ability/head | 22.9 ± 0.48A | 20.9 ± 0.35B | 17.7 ± 0.37C | 0.46 | 0.000 |