Table 1 Descriptive statistics on the final data set from ‘Batailles de Reines’ retained for analysis

From: Indirect genetic effects and the genetic bases of social dominance: evidence from cattle

Item

Value

No. of records

25590

No. of participants (over the 11 years)

8159

No. of participants per year

1271±180

No. of participants within tournament

27.2±15.5

No. of participations/cow (over the 11 years)

2.3±1.9

No. of participations/cow within year

1.8±1.2

No. of competitors/cow (over the 11 years)

3.1±3.3

No. of competitors/cow within tournament

1.4±0.7

No. of animals in the pedigree file

17579

Age of participant, years

6.1±1.7

BW of participant, kg

555±63

BW category, kg

 

1 (heavy)

642±44

2 (medium)

550±20

3 (light)

499±22

  1. Abbreviation: BW, body weight.
  2. Data refer to 11 years of tournaments (that is, from 2001 to 2011).