Table 1 Mean and standard deviations of Birth weight (BW), weight gain pre-weaning (preWG), weaning weight (WW) post weaning weight gain (postWG) and average daily gain to 12 months of age (ADG) in four genetic groups of ewe lambs

2.94 ± 0.67^b

85.21 ± 26.08^a

11.11 ± 3.14^a

88.79 ± 36.45^a

90.64 ± 26.27^b

3.45 ±0.7^ab

103.3 ± 28.13^a

14.03 ± 2.62^b

71.71 ± 29.27^b

108.16 ± 18.5^a

3.80 ± 0.82^a

93.83 ± 28.36^a

13.50 ± 2.71^b

99.78 ± 24.76^a

99.86 ± 22.10^ab

3.78 ± 0.72^a

83.20 ± 33.47^a

11.81 ± 3.66^ab

82.80 ± 25.12^a

91.44 ± 22.60^b

3.54 ± 0.84^a

93.43 ± 29.82ª

12.80 ± 3.20^a

88.43 ± 30.60ª

98.86 ± 23.24ª

3.33 ± 0.51^a

89.38 ± 30.42ª

11.73 ± 3.57^a

74.75 ± 23.58ª

89.73 ± 21.27ª

3.56 ± 0.40

91.92 ± 26.27

12.70 ± 1.31

84.74 ± 30.90

89.00 ± 22.90