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Table 1 Acronyms (ACR) and definitions of some trypanotolerance traits

From: Expression of trypanotolerance in N’Dama x Boran crosses under field challenge in relation to N’Dama genome content

ACR

Definition

STR

Total number of positive parasitemia detections over entire challenge period (L).

TPS

Sum of all parasitemic scores over the entire challenge period (L)

NINF

Total number of infection cycles (number of new infections following initial exposure, or treatment) (L)

NIT

Proportion of non-treated parasitemia detections (H)

DF1

No. of days from first exposure to tsetse challenge to first parasitemia detection (H)

DT1

No. of days from first parasitemia detection to first treatment for that infection (H)

MPC

Mean PCV of animal during the entire challenge period (H)

WTIT1

Body weight change from initial body weight to weight at first treatment (L)

  1. L, a low value for the trait represents greater trypanotolerance; H, a high value for the trait represents greater trypanotolerance.