Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Chicken Trait Details

Skin percentage (SKINP)
Trait ID :2446
Mean : 1.97 (%)
Standard deviation : 0.39
Heritability :0.24
Variance : 
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 

Reference

Zerehdaran S, Vereijken A L J, van Arendonk J A M, van der Waaijt E H, (2004)

Estimation of genetic parameters for fat deposition and carcass traits in broilers

Poultry Science, 83 (4): 521-5

Additional information about the trait :

Description :Weight of the skin removed from the carcass, expressed as a percentage of body weight or carcass weight
Measurement :weight
Measure unit :%
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :Accession: VT:1000425

Annotated data to this trait:

 3 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 16 correlartion records are linked with this trait 2 heritability measurements are reported on this trait
 

 

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