Animal Trait Correlation Database
Sheep Trait Heritabilities
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22 heritability data on 16 traits returned.
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Trait (symbol)
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Sheep
Clean fleece weight (
CFW
)
=
0.35
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Staple strength (
SS
)
=
0.27
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Hot carcass weight (
HCWT
)
=
0.37
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Longissimus muscle width (
LMW
)
=
0.29
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Longissimus muscle depth (
LMD
)
=
0.22
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Longissimus muscle depth (
LMD
)
=
0.22
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Dressing percentage (
DRESSING
)
=
0.25
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Mean fiber diameter (
MFDIAM
)
=
0.60
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Longissimus muscle area (
LMA
)
=
0.26
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Subcutaneous fat thickness (
SCFT
)
=
0.28
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Subcutaneous fat thickness (
SCFT
)
=
0.20
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Subcutaneous fat thickness (
SCFT
)
=
0.25
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.41
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.29
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Fleece yield (
FLYD
)
=
0.51
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Fiber curvature (
FCURV
)
=
0.42
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Fiber diameter coefficient of variance (
CVFD
)
=
0.48
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Fiber diameter standard deviation (
FDSD
)
=
0.37
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Muscle pH (
MPH
)
=
0.22
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Meat color (
MCOL
)
=
0.18
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Meat color (
MCOL
)
=
0.10
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Meat color (
MCOL
)
=
0.10
n/a
n/a
22
records of
1,016
sheep heritability records returned.
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