Animal Trait Correlation Database

Sheep Trait Heritabilities

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Summary: There are 2 heritability data found on "Longissimus muscle width" trait. n: 2 Median: 0.290 Mean: 0.290 Min-Max range: 0.290 - 0.290 STD: 0.000 Interquartile range: 0.290 - 0.290 95% CI: 0.290 - 0.290 Heritability of "Longissimus muscle width" (LMW) = 0.29 Mean 59.5 Standard deviation 4.7 Variance 14.51 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: Mortimer S I et al., (2017) Genetic correlations between wool traits and carcass traits in Merino Journal of Animal Science, 95 (6): 2385-2398 Heritability of "Longissimus muscle width" (LMW) = 0.29 Mean n/a 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: Greeff J C et al., (2008) Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits and their. . . Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 125 (3): 205-15 2 records of 1,016 sheep heritability records match your search. To explore further: use the Filter tool box on top right of the page to explore more. browse the list of traits for what you look for.   © 2003-2025: USA · USDA · NRPSP8 · Program to Accelerate Animal Genomics Applications. Contact: Bioinformatics Team