Mating Season Influences Placental Characteristics, Plasma IGF Concentration, and mRNA Expression without Affecting Lamb Birth Weight in Akkaraman Ewes

Table 5

Pearson correlation coefficients of placental characteristics and birth-related factors in singleton lambs born from Akkaraman ewes mated during out-of-breeding season.

	PW	TCN	TCW	CV	CSA	CE	CD	PE	VCE
LBW	−0.332	−0.383	−0.111	0.067	0.126	0.378	0.010	0.724	0.296
PW		0.407	0.536	0.587	0.675	−0.610	−0.580	−0.832	−0.533
TCN			0.509	−0.495	0.508	−0.685	0.329	−0.537	−0.681
TCW				0.421	0.492	−0.294	−0.113	−0.446	−0.284
CV					0.937	−0.695	−0.072	−0.401	−0.779
CSA						−0.740	−0.143	−0.445	−0.763
CE							0.091	0.723	0.925
CD								0.409	0.014
PE									0.621

LBW = lamb birth weight, PW = placental weight, TCN = total cotyledon number, TCW = total cotyledon weight, CV = cotyledon volume, CSA = cotyledon surface area, CE = cotyledon efficiency, CD = cotyledon density, PE = placental efficiency, and VCE = volumetric cotyledon efficiency. ; .