Table 1 Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body weight (g) at different ages

Body weight at 3 weeks of age, g

1

131

6.9^†

65-604

LEI0068 - LEI0146

10.1±2.8

-2.0±4.0

2.3

1

505

4.6^†

74-615

ROS0081 - LEI0079

13.6±4.8

10.4±12.8

1.4

2

298

16.1**

43-367

ADL0114 - MCW0056

15.9±3.2

16.4±5.5

6.0

4

148

8.8*

12-183

ADL0241 - MCW0180

27.8±6.7

-6.5±23.8

3.1

6

30

9.6*

0-42

ROS0003 - ADL0142

11.1±3.1

-11.1±4.9

2.6

8

63

7.6^†

1-87

MCW0100- ROS0075

13.7±4.1

15.4±8.5

2.1

11

0

12.5**

0-10

LEI0110 - MCW0097

13.0±2.7

7.3±3.9

1.4

13

49

5.6^†

9-71

LEI0083 - MCW0080

14.2±4.8

-19.7±11.8

1.8

Z

127

6.9^†

0-127

LEI0111 - LEI0075

14.8±4.0

2.3±4.0

2.3

Body weight at 6 weeks of age, g

1

130

16.0**

76-219

LEI0068 - LEI0146

42.4±7.5

-2.8±10.9

5.1

1

508

4.8^†

0-606

ROS0081 - LEI0079

36.0±12.8

35.8±34.4

5.1

2

148

5.1^†

34-370

ADL0176 - ADL0196

45.1±14.7

-34.9±42.4

1.4

2

286

13.3**

0-400

ROS0074 - ADL0114

39.2±8.1

23.7±12.6

4.2

3

47

10.4*

14-219

MCW0083-HUJ0006

45.9±10.2

11.8±18.4

3.2

3

235

5.5^†

12-266

MCW0040-LEI0166

19.5±8.2

31.0±13.0

1.5

4

0

8.3*

0-69

ADL0317 - MCW0295

30.1±7.4

-1.7±10.9

2.5

4

161

21.5**

140-183

ADL0241-MCW0180

95.5±14.6

5.8±40.7

6.9

6

8

8.1*

0-43

ROS0062-ROS0003

27.0±9.0

-37.4±15.2

2.4

8

67

7.4^†

0-87

MCW0100-ROS0075

41.5±11.5

25.3±23.0

2.4

11

0

11.1**

0-57

LEI0110-MCW0097

34.1±7.4

13.4±10.6

3.4

13

42

5.7^†

12-71

MCW0340-ADL0225

47.2±14.0

-6.8±37.7

1.6

Z

119

9.8**

14-127

LEI0111-LEI0075

52.7±12.2

19.8±13.2

3.0

Body weight at 12 weeks of age, g

1

137

12.2**

67-227

LEI0146-ADL0319

84.5±17.0

-5.5±26.3

3.7

1

525

10.2**

103-601

ROS0081-LEI0079

71.1±21.2

129.9±46.2

3.1

2

281

8.2*

49-290

ROS0074-ADL0114

87.0±17.1

23.0±27.4

4.0

3

39

10.1*

15-183

MCW0083-HUJ0006

91.1±20.2

-5.7±36.2

3.0

4

0

8.2*

0-177

ADL0317-MCW0295

62.0±15.2

-4.0±22.6

2.4

4

177

44.4**

155-183

ADL0241-MCW0180

207.7±22.0

15.6±44.8

14.5

6

30

6.2^†

0-38

ROS0003-ADL0142

33.7±17.2

-5.5±26.3

1.7

8

61

11.2**

12-75

MCW0100-ROS0075

72.9±23.1

155.7±46.0

1.4

9

90

4.9^†

0-120

MCW0135-ROS0030

26.2±22.2

-127.2±45.1

1.3

13

7

5.2^†

0-71

MCW0340-ADL0225

48.8±18.4

54.0±32.5

1.4

Z

117

9.1*

8-127

LEI0111-LEI0075

110.0±25.9

32.2±28.3

2.7

Body weight at 24 weeks of age, g

1

131

6.5^†

109-543

LEI0068-LEI0146

91.6±25.9

26.2±37.1

2.3

1

560

5.0^†

96-598

ADL0183-MCW0107

92.8±33.6

91.0±68.7

1.7

2

276

5.8^†

0-297

ADL0236-ROS0074

94.1±27.7

-6.0±45.8

2.0

4

142

17.0**

19-169

ADL0241-MCW0180

379.6±65.6

-186.3±255.0

6.7

8

14

11.6**

0-86

MCW0305-ADL0258

107.3±26.4

107.5±38.2

4.4

8

87

6.1^†

14-87

MCW0100-ROS0075

108.2±31.9

-72.6±49.1

2.2

13

70

7.1^†

2-71

MCW0340-ADL0255

63.2±30.6

-156.5±48.0

2.6

27

0

9.5^†

-

ROS0071

113.1±25.9

-2.5±35.7

2.6

Z

127

9.1**

0-127

LEI0111-LEI0075

137.7±37.6

109.4±38.8

3.4

Body weight at 48 weeks of age, g

2

286

9.7*

59-297

ROS0074-ADL0114

141.7±34.0

-69.6±52.7

3.2

3

40

8.8*

1-199

MCW0083-HUJ0006

139.8±40.3

162.0±74.1

2.8

3

216

8.7*

2-226

ADL0306-ADL0237

106.1±33.9

-190.9±52.5

3.5

4

153

32.7**

137-183

ADL0241-MCW0180

550.4±68.0

-72.8±224.8

11.5

6

9

8.2^†

0-35

ROS0062-ROS0003

151.5±37.3

15.8±62.6

2.6

8

24

7.8^†

0-87

ADL0258-ADL0179

100.7±30.6

116.1±47.5

2.5

9

81

8.2^†

23-103

MCW0135-ROS0030

135.1±44.7

-194.7±87.1

1.7

15

10

5.7^†

0-49

LEI0083-MCW0080

115.8±39.5

117.1±70.2

1.7

27

0

15.2**

-

ROS0071

173.0±31.4

-20.3±43.7

5.2

Body weight at 72 weeks of age, g

3

45

9.0*

0-215

MCW0083-HUJ0006

199.2±49.8

118.3±92.3

3.5

4

183

24.7**

154-183

ADL0241-MCW0180

324.7±46.7

-42.2±87.2

10.3

8

12

5.7^†

0-87

ROS0021-ROS0026

120.9±36.9

29.6±54.2

2.0

27

0

16.5**

-

ROS0071

213.4±37.1

36.9±51.6

6.7

28

24

5.4^†

0-42

ROS0085-ADL0299

128.6±48.9

-194.6±93.4

1.9