Animal Trait Correlation Database
Sheep Trait Heritabilities
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8 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
Longissimus muscle depth (
LMD
)
=
0.41
2.8 (
0.2)
n/a
Sheep
Average daily gain (
ADG
)
=
0.22
346 (
54)
n/a
Sheep
Subcutaneous fat thickness (
SCFT
)
=
0.39
7.3 (
0.9)
n/a
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.21
55.5 (
6.5)
n/a
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.20
36.4 (
5.3)
n/a
Sheep
Residual feed intake (
RFI
)
=
0.45
0.0 (
117)
n/a
Sheep
Feed conversion ratio (
FCR
)
=
0.30
5.74 (
0.80)
n/a
Sheep
Feed intake (
FEEDIN
)
=
0.28
1962 (
249)
n/a
8
records of
1,016
sheep heritability records returned.
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