Animal Trait Correlation Database
Sheep Trait Heritabilities
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12 heritability data on 12 traits returned.
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Trait (symbol)
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Heritability
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Sheep
Milk yield (
MY
)
=
0.16
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk protein percentage (
PP
)
=
0.13
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk fat percentage (
MF
)
=
0.11
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk capric acid content (
MFA-C10:0
)
=
0.07
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk lauric acid content (
MFA-C12:0
)
=
0.07
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk linoleic acid content (
MFA-C18:2
)
=
0.11
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk myristic acid content (
MFA-C14:0
)
=
0.08
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk palmitic acid content (
MFA-C16:0
)
=
0.04
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk polyunsaturated fatty acid content (
MPUFA
)
=
0.07
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk stearic acid content (
MFA-C18:0
)
=
0.08
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk vaccenic acid content (
MFA-C18:1t
)
=
0.02
n/a
n/a
Sheep
Milk caprylic acid content (
MFA-C8:0
)
=
0.05
n/a
n/a
12
records of
1,048
Sheep heritability records returned.
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