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
)
=
0.26
93 (
30.9)
n/a
Sheep
Somatic cell count (
SCC
)
=
0.11
12.1 (
1.3)
n/a
Sheep
Cheese yield (
CHYLD
)
=
0.09
27.2 (
3.2)
n/a
Sheep
Milk fat content (
MFATC
)
=
0.10
74.9 (
10.5)
n/a
Sheep
Milk protein content (
PC
)
=
0.31
61.1 (
4.7)
n/a
Sheep
Milk casein content (
MTCAS
)
=
0.30
48.4 (
4.1)
n/a
Sheep
Milk whey protein content (
MWHP
)
=
0.22
12.1 (
0.8)
n/a
7
records of
1,016
sheep heritability records returned.
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30.9)
