Animal Trait Correlation Database
Chicken Trait Heritabilities
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27 heritability data on 15 traits returned.
Species
Trait (symbol)
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Heritability
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Chicken
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.58
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Carcass weight (
CW
)
=
0.60
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Carcass weight (
CW
)
=
0.30
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Drumstick weight (
DSWT
)
=
0.55
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Drumstick weight (
DSWT
)
=
0.29
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Gizzard weight (
GIZZWT
)
=
0.35
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Gizzard weight (
GIZZWT
)
=
0.35
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Heart weight (
HWT
)
=
0.21
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Heart weight (
HWT
)
=
0.21
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Liver weight (
LIVWT
)
=
0.13
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Liver weight (
LIVWT
)
=
0.13
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Shank weight (
SHKWT
)
=
0.34
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Shank weight (
SHKWT
)
=
0.34
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Thigh weight (
TWT
)
=
0.51
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Thigh weight (
TWT
)
=
0.21
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Wing weight (
WINGWT
)
=
0.62
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Wing weight (
WINGWT
)
=
0.38
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Average daily gain (
ADG
)
=
0.69
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Dressing percentage (
DRESSP
)
=
0.15
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Breast weight (
BRWT
)
=
0.52
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Breast weight (
BRWT
)
=
0.29
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Head weight (
HEADWT
)
=
0.31
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Head weight (
HEADWT
)
=
0.20
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Back weight (
BACKW
)
=
0.17
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Back weight (
BACKW
)
=
0.17
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Neck weight (
NECKWT
)
=
0.50
n/a
n/a
Chicken
Neck weight (
NECKWT
)
=
0.29
n/a
n/a
27
records of
620
chicken heritability records returned.
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