Animal Trait Correlation Database
Sheep Trait Heritabilities
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7 heritability data on 7 traits returned.
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Trait (symbol)
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Heritability
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Sheep
Milk yield (
MY
)
=
0.15
956 (
400)
n/a
Sheep
Somatic cell score (
SCS
)
=
0.11
12.1 (
1.5)
n/a
Sheep
Cheese yield (
CHYLD
)
=
0.08
26.5 (
4.3)
n/a
Sheep
Milk fat content (
MFATC
)
=
0.06
71.2 (
14.4)
n/a
Sheep
Milk protein content (
PC
)
=
0.23
59.8 (
6.0)
n/a
Sheep
Milk casein content (
MTCAS
)
=
0.21
47.6 (
65.3)
n/a
Sheep
Milk whey protein content (
MWHP
)
=
0.16
12.0 (
1.1)
n/a
7
records of
1,016
sheep heritability records returned.
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