Expression of worm resistance in sheep selected for low worm-egg counts fed at maintenance or above-maintenance level

J. C. GreeffA,D, S. M. LiuB, D. G. PalmerA and L. J. E. KarlssonC

ADepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, 3 Baron Hay Court,

South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.

BSchool of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway,

Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.

CRMB 314, Bridgetown, WA 6255, Australia.

DCorresponding author. Email: Johan.Greeff@dpird.wa.gov.au

Table S1. Means (±SD), minimum, maximum, range, skewness and kurtosis of worm counts

(adult, DL4, EL4 for Tela & Trich), larval differential counts (Tela%2-11, Trich%2-11) WEC

(WEC1-11) and body weight (WT1-11) measurements

Trait Unit Mean SD Min Max Skewness Kurtosis

Adult Tela Count 583 847 0 3400 2.01 3.34

Adult Trich Count 5382 9959 0 46397 2.09 3.98

DL4_Tela Count 1427 1669 0 6900 1.69 2.34

DL4_Trich Count 16 125 0 999 7.81 59.02

EL4_Tela Count 2530 2532 0 10656 1.33 1.04

EL4_Trich Count 74 465 0 3663 7.40 54.40

Immature Tela Count 155 258 0 1332 2.24 5.61

Immature Trich Count 2 13 0 100 7.81 59.02

Tela%_2* % 7 16 0 80 3.48 12.50

Tela%_6 % 12 29 0 100 2.41 4.11

Tela%_11 % 25 38 0 100 1.15 -0.38

Trich%_2 % 93 16 20 100 -3.48 12.50

Trich%_6 % 63 46 0 100 -0.57 -1.62

Trich%_11 % 43 45 0 100 0.29 -1.76

WEC_1 Count 0 0 0 0 * *

WEC_2 Count 183 205 0 900 1.34 1.32

WEC_3 Count 738 1048 0 5550 2.28 6.27

WEC_4 Count 507 748 0 4250 2.57 8.57

WEC_5 Count 576 746 0 3150 1.47 1.46

WEC_6 Count 518 805 0 5200 3.39 16.10

WEC_7 Count 405 676 0 2850 1.82 2.44

WEC_8 Count 287 523 0 2150 1.90 2.56

WEC_9 Count 294 552 0 2250 2.11 3.38

WEC_10 Count 336 1115 0 8500 6.36 43.52

WEC_11 Count 149 392 0 1800 3.35 10.49

WEC_Tela_2 Count 44 95 0 490 2.68 7.46

WEC_Tela_6 Count 6 21 0 156 5.85 38.01

WEC_Tela_11 Count 9 38 0 260 5.64 32.56

WEC_Trich_2 Count 694 1009 0 5384 2.40 6.88

WEC_Trich_6 Count 394 674 0 2850 1.85 2.55

WEC_Trich_11 Count 140 390 0 1800 3.43 10.97

WT_1 kg 35.5 4.45 27.6 44.1 0.07 -1.19

WT_3 kg 35.2 4.34 27.6 44.2 -0.01 -1.03

WT_5 kg 36.3 4.66 27.6 46.9 0.09 -0.86

WT_7 kg 36.9 5.02 28.6 48.4 0.12 -0.71

WT_9 kg 36.7 5.05 27.3 48.1 0.02 -0.58

WT_11 kg 37.4 5.41 26.0 50.4 -0.03 -0.44

*Week number.