Animal Trait Correlation Database

Sheep Trait Heritabilities

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14 heritability data on 12 traits returned. Species Trait (symbol) (Click for details, linking to QTL/ associations/ correlations/ VT/ LPT/ etc) Heritability (Click for more reports on the same trait)  Mean (stdiv)  Variance Reference Sheep Hot carcass weight (HCWT) = 0.35 21.1 (3.2) 5.03 Sheep Longissimus muscle width (LMW) = 0.29 59.5 (4.7) 14.51 Sheep Longissimus muscle depth (LMD) = 0.12 27.4 (3.6) 8.38 Sheep Dressing percentage (DRESSING) = 0.21 43.6 (3.5) 6.53 Sheep Lean meat yield percentage (LMYP) = 0.29 58.4 (2.5) 3.891 Sheep Longissimus muscle area (LMA) = 0.19 13.1 (2.2) 3.18 Sheep Loin fat weight (LOINFW) = 0.17 159.0 (92.2) 3015.9 Sheep Subcutaneous fat thickness (SCFT) = 0.29 3.3 (2.0) 2.58 Sheep Subcutaneous fat thickness (SCFT) = 0.21 5.6 (2.7) 4.60 Sheep Subcutaneous fat thickness (SCFT) = 0.23 10.7 (4.6) 10.95 Sheep Longissimus muscle weight (LMWT) = 0.46 319.4 (60.7) 2205.9 Sheep Topside weight (TOPWT) = 0.34 541.3 (95.5) 3700.5 Sheep Round weight (RNDWT) = 0.38 426.9 (63.7) 2054.0 Sheep Hind leg bone weight (HLBW) = 0.29 912.4 (131.9) 7757.5 14 records of 1,016 sheep heritability records returned. 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