Animal Trait Correlation Database
Chicken Trait Heritabilities
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11 heritability data on 11 traits returned.
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Trait (symbol)
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Heritability
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Mean (stdiv)
Variance
Reference
Chicken
Body weight (
BW
)
=
0.41
2224.39 (
253.55)
36194.9
Chicken
Breast muscle weight (
BMWT
)
=
0.37
293.96 (
42.58)
1436.79
Chicken
Carcass weight (
CW
)
=
0.39
1639.11 (
196.48)
23643.7
Chicken
Drumstick muscle weight (
DSMWT
)
=
0.35
66.63 (
10.48)
61.44
Chicken
Gizzard weight (
GIZZWT
)
=
0.44
32.08 (
6.08)
33.19
Chicken
Heart weight (
HWT
)
=
0.27
12.39 (
2.14)
2.68
Chicken
Liver weight (
LIVWT
)
=
0.33
52.53 (
9.03)
75.04
Chicken
Thigh muscle weight (
TMWT
)
=
0.29
115.93 (
18.65)
203.44
Chicken
Wing weight (
WINGWT
)
=
0.35
83.76 (
9.84)
52.82
Chicken
Pectoralis major weight (
PECMAJW
)
=
0.40
77.47 (
11.76)
122.04
Chicken
Back weight (
BACKW
)
=
0.33
264.60 (
36.42)
959.57
11
records of
620
chicken heritability records returned.
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