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Summary:
There are 35 heritability data found on "Dry matter intake" trait.

n: 35

Median: 0.330 Mean: 0.338

Min-Max range: 0.048 - 0.840 STD: 0.159

Interquartile range: 0.230 - 0.440 95% CI: 0.285 - 0.391

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.32

Mean 20.7 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 3.2

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments kg/d

Reference:
Manzanilla-Pech C I V et al., (2016)
Genetic parameters between feed-intake-related traits and. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (1): 443-57

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.29

Mean 24.1 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 3.9

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments kg/d

Reference:
Manzanilla-Pech C I V et al., (2016)
Genetic parameters between feed-intake-related traits and. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (1): 443-57

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.23

Mean 18.10 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 2.48

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Liinamo A-E et al., (2012)
Short communication: genetic parameters for feed intake, production,. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 95 (11): 6788-94

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.53

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Veerkamp R F et al., (2012)
Genome-wide associations for feed utilisation complex in primiparous. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 6 (11): 1738-49

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.28

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Lu D et al., (2013)
Genome-wide association analyses for growth and feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 91 (8): 3612-33

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.499

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Abo-Ismail M K et al., (2018)
Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 375-397

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.513

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Abo-Ismail M K et al., (2018)
Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 375-397

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.0479

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Abo-Ismail M K et al., (2018)
Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 375-397

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.089

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Abo-Ismail M K et al., (2018)
Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 375-397

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.077

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Abo-Ismail M K et al., (2018)
Development and validation of a small SNP panel for feed efficiency. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 375-397

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.23

Mean 25.23 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 4.47

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments daily

Reference:
Hardie L C et al., (2017)
The genetic and biological basis of feed efficiency in mid-lactation. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 100 (11): 9061-9075

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.18

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Vallimont J E et al., (2010)
Genetic parameters of feed intake, production, body weight, body. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 93 (10): 4892-901

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.46

Mean 19.2 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 3.3

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments kg/d

Reference:
Manzanilla Pech C I V et al., (2014)
Genetic parameters across lactation for feed intake, fat- and protein-
Journal of Dairy Science, 97 (9): 5851-62

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.23

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Lu Y et al., (2018)
Genome-wide association analyses based on a multiple-trait approach. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 101 (4): 3140-3154

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.32

Mean 20.63 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 3.23

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments daily

Reference:
Hardie L C et al., (2017)
The genetic and biological basis of feed efficiency in mid-lactation. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 100 (11): 9061-9075

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.32

Mean 9.27 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.61

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments per day

Reference:
Zhang F et al., (2020)
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed. . .
BMC Genomics, 21 (1): 36

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.39

Mean 9.27 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.61

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments per day

Reference:
Zhang F et al., (2020)
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed. . .
BMC Genomics, 21 (1): 36

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.46

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Diaz IPDS et al., (2014)
Cluster and Meta-Analyses of Genetic Parameters for Feed Intake. . .
J Anim Breed Genet, 131(3):217-26

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.33

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Diaz IPDS et al., (2014)
Cluster and Meta-Analyses of Genetic Parameters for Feed Intake. . .
J Anim Breed Genet, 131(3):217-26

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.39

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Diaz IPDS et al., (2014)
Cluster and Meta-Analyses of Genetic Parameters for Feed Intake. . .
J Anim Breed Genet, 131(3):217-26

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.23

Mean 7.97 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.75

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Brunes LC et al., (2020)
Weighted single-step genome-wide association study and pathway. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics ,

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.84

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Freetly HC et al., (2020)
Heritability and genetic correlations of feed intake, body weight. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98(1):skz394

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.43

Mean 7.33 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.51

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Benfica LF et al., (2020)
Genetic association among feeding behavior, feed efficiency, and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98 (11): skaa350

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.36

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Benfica LF et al., (2020)
Genetic association among feeding behavior, feed efficiency, and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98 (11): skaa350

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.53

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Freetly HC et al., (2020)
Heritability and genetic correlations of feed intake, body weight. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98(1):skz394

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.40

Mean 7.29 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.54

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments kg/d

Reference:
Mota LFM et al., (2022)
Meta-analysis across Nellore cattle populations identifies common. . .
BMC Genomics, 23(1): 424

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.45

Mean 11.05 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.44

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments kg/d

Reference:
Mota LFM et al., (2022)
Meta-analysis across Nellore cattle populations identifies common. . .
BMC Genomics, 23(1): 424

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.34

Mean 0.35 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 0.20

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Benfica LF et al., (2020)
Genetic association among feeding behavior, feed efficiency, and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98 (11): skaa350

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.33

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Benfica LF et al., (2020)
Genetic association among feeding behavior, feed efficiency, and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 98 (11): skaa350

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.12

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 3.42

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Cavani L et al., (2022)
Estimates of genetic parameters for feeding behavior traits and their
Journal of Dairy Science, S0022-0302(22)00399-X2)

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.20

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 3.24

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Cavani L et al., (2022)
Estimates of genetic parameters for feeding behavior traits and their
Journal of Dairy Science, S0022-0302(22)00399-X2)

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.3126

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Buss CE et al., (2022)
Bivariate GWAS reveals pleiotropic regions among feed efficiency and. . .
Mammalian Genome,

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.54

Mean 10.45 (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation 1.61

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Nkrumah J D et al., (2007)
Genetic and phenotypic relationships of feed intake and measures of. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 85(10): 2711-20

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.23

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.84

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Pereira LS et al., (2023)
Genetic association between feed efficiency, growth, scrotal. . .
Tropical Animal Health And Production, 55(2): 132

Heritability of "Dry matter intake" (DMI)

= 0.34

Mean n/a (kg/unit time)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance n/a

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Jiang W et al., (2024)
Unveiling the Genetic Landscape of Feed Efficiency in Holstein Dairy. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 102:skae040

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