Animal Trait Correlation Database
Sheep Trait Heritabilities
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12 heritability data on 6 traits returned.
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Trait (symbol)
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Heritability
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.12
n/a
72.85
Sheep
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.22
n/a
79.65
Sheep
Fecal egg count (
FECGEN
)
=
0.05
n/a
3.76
Sheep
Fecal egg count (
FECGEN
)
=
0.10
n/a
0.75
Sheep
Hematocrit (
HCT
)
=
0.08
n/a
19.10
Sheep
Hematocrit (
HCT
)
=
0.13
n/a
19.37
Sheep
Gastrointestinal nematode resistance (
GINRES
)
=
0.44
n/a
0.83
Sheep
Gastrointestinal nematode resistance (
GINRES
)
=
0.88
n/a
1.14
Sheep
Body condition score (
BCS
)
=
0.12
n/a
0.50
Sheep
Body condition score (
BCS
)
=
0.17
n/a
0.34
Sheep
Ocular mucosa coloration (
OMCOL
)
=
0.15
n/a
0.36
Sheep
Ocular mucosa coloration (
OMCOL
)
=
0.23
n/a
0.34
12
records of
1,016
sheep heritability records returned.
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