Tables showing age name & trait abbreviations
To assist with interpreting data from and adding to LAMBPLAN or MERINOSELECT.
Age name abbreviations
| Age name |
Abbreviation
|
Average age of the group |
Approximate age in weeks or months |
| Birth |
B |
birth to 24 hours |
|
| Weaning |
W |
42 to 120 days |
6 to 17 weeks |
| Early post weaning |
E |
120 to 210 days |
4 up to 7 months |
| Post weaning |
P |
210 to 300 days |
7 up to 10 months |
| Yearling |
Y |
300 to 400 days |
10 up to 13 months |
| Hogget |
H |
400 to 540 days |
13 up to 18 months |
| Adult |
A |
540 days or older |
18 months or older |
Trait name abbreviations
| Trait name |
Abbreviation
|
Units submitted |
Units reported |
| Live weight |
WT |
kg |
kg |
| Maternal weaning weight |
MWWT |
Not submitted |
kg |
| Eye muscle depth |
EMD |
mm |
mm |
| Fat depth |
FAT |
mm |
mm |
| Greasy fleece weight |
GFW |
kg |
% |
| Clean fleece weight |
CFW |
kg |
% |
| Fibre diameter |
FD |
um |
mm |
| Coefficient of variation of FD |
FDCV |
% |
% |
| Staple strength |
SS |
N/ktex |
N/ktex |
| Staple length |
SL |
mm |
mm |
| Worm egg count |
WEC |
% |
| Number of lambs born |
NLB |
0 to 4 |
% |
| Number of lambs weaned |
NLW |
0 to 4 |
% |