Table 2 Description of daily milk production (ml/animal/day) and composition traits in the dataset.
From: A large database linking the rumen bacterial composition and milk traits in Lacaune sheep
Trait | Units | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
Milk yield | ml per day | 1,946 | 589 |
Fat content | g per 100 ml | 7.38 | 1.14 |
Butyric acid (C4:0) | g per 100 ml | 0.25 | 0.04 |
Caproic acid (C6:0) | g per 100 ml | 0.21 | 0.03 |
Caprylic acid (C8:0) | g per 100 ml | 0.20 | 0.03 |
Capric acid (C10:0) | g per 100 ml | 0.73 | 0.12 |
Lauric acid (C12:0) | g per 100 ml | 0.49 | 0.09 |
Palmitic acid (C16:0) | g per 100 ml | 1.96 | 0.37 |
Oleic acid (cis-9 C18:1) | g per 100 ml | 0.81 | 0.31 |
Rumenic acid (cis-9 trans-11 C18:2) | g per 100 ml | 0.04 | 0.02 |
Alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3ω-3) | g per 100 ml | 0.04 | 0.01 |
Protein content | g per 100 ml | 5.72 | 0.52 |
Alpha-S1-casein | g per 100 ml | 1.38 | 0.15 |
Alpha-S2-casein | g per 100 ml | 0.66 | 0.26 |
Beta-casein | g per 100 ml | 2.10 | 0.23 |
Kappa-casein | g per 100 ml | 0.45 | 0.05 |
Alpha-lactalbumin | g per 100 ml | 0.14 | 0.01 |
Beta-lactoglobulin | g per 100 ml | 0.46 | 0.05 |
Somatic cell score (SCS)* | 3.11(671)† | 1.91(2881)† |
