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There are 48 heritability data found on "Marbling score" trait.

n: 48

Median: 0.410 Mean: 0.427

Min-Max range: 0.110 - 0.880 STD: 0.162

Interquartile range: 0.338 - 0.522 95% CI: 0.381 - 0.473

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.22

Mean 5.21

Standard deviation 1.56

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 Scale of 1-9

Reference:
Bhuiyan M S A et al., (2017)
Estimates of genetic parameters for fatty acid compositions in the. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience,

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.40

Mean 5.96

Standard deviation 1.04

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:
Mateescu RG et al., (2017)
Network Analysis Reveals Putative Genes Affecting Meat Quality in. . .
Frontiers In Genetics, 8: 171

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.88

Mean 5.3

Standard deviation 0.9

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:
Pariacote et al., (1998)
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass traits of American. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 76 (10): 2584-8

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.68

Mean 420

Standard deviation 97.09

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:
Dikeman et al., (2005)
Phenotypic ranges and relationships among carcass and meat. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 83 (10): 2461-7

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.26

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:
Wilson et al., (1993)
Genetic parameters for carcass traits estimated from Angus field. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (9): 2365-70

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.52

Mean 4.97

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:
Gregory et al., (1994)
Breed effects, retained heterosis, and estimates of genetic and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 72 (5): 1174-83

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.44

Mean 323.75

Standard deviation 57.19

Variance 2763.82

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:
Riley et al., (2002)
Estimated genetic parameters for carcass traits of Brahman cattle.
Journal of Animal Science, 80 (4): 955-62

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.31

Mean 7.56

Standard deviation 1.86

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:
Veseth et al., (1993)
Paternal half-sib heritabilities and genetic, environmental, and. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (7): 1730-6

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.40

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.34

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:
Ríos-Utrera et al., (2005)
Genetic analysis of carcass traits of steers adjusted to age, weight,
Journal of Animal Science, 83 (4): 764-76

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.35

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.32

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:
Ríos-Utrera et al., (2005)
Genetic analysis of carcass traits of steers adjusted to age, weight,
Journal of Animal Science, 83 (4): 764-76

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.41

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.34

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:
Ríos-Utrera et al., (2005)
Genetic analysis of carcass traits of steers adjusted to age, weight,
Journal of Animal Science, 83 (4): 764-76

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.37

Mean 390.30

Standard deviation 61.68

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:
Smith et al., (2007)
Genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits of Brahman steers.
Journal of Animal Science, 85 (6): 1377-84

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.35

Mean 536.8

Standard deviation 4.7

Variance 5052.37

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:
Wheeler et al., (2004)
Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VI): carcass,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 82 (4): 1177-89

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.59

Mean 536.2

Standard deviation 4.1

Variance 4261.48

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:
Wheeler et al., (2005)
Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VII): Carcass,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 83 (1): 196-207

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.48

Mean 4.97

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.348

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:
Gregory et al., (1995)
Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances for growth and carcass traits of
Journal of Animal Science, 73 (7): 1920-6

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.45

Mean 4.94

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.325

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:
Gregory et al., (1995)
Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances for growth and carcass traits of
Journal of Animal Science, 73 (7): 1920-6

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.55

Mean 5.08

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.36

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:
Gregory et al., (1995)
Genetic and phenotypic (co)variances for growth and carcass traits of
Journal of Animal Science, 73 (7): 1920-6

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.62

Mean 4.78

Standard deviation 0.78

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:
Lu D et al., (2013)
Genome-wide association analyses for carcass quality in crossbred. . .
BMC Genetics, 14: 80

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.28

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.141

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:
Tonussi RL et al., (2015)
Genetic association of growth traits with carcass and meat traits in. . .
Genetics And Molecular Research : GMR, 14 (4): 18713-9

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.61

Mean 1.38

Standard deviation 0.37

Variance 0.13

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 natural logarithm

Reference:
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle: impacts of the genetic architecture, (2017)
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass. . .
Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 49 (1): 1

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.42

Mean 1.34

Standard deviation 0.34

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 natural logarithm

Reference:
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle: impacts of the genetic architecture, (2017)
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass. . .
Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 49 (1): 1

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.41

Mean 1.34

Standard deviation 0.34

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 natural logarithm

Reference:
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle: impacts of the genetic architecture, (2017)
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass. . .
Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 49 (1): 1

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.40

Mean 1.34

Standard deviation 0.34

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 natural logarithm

Reference:
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass traits in Hanwoo beef cattle: impacts of the genetic architecture, (2017)
Predictive performance of genomic selection methods for carcass. . .
Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 49 (1): 1

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.34

Mean 433.92

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:
Carvalho ME et al., (2019)
Genomic regions and genes associated with carcass quality in Nelore. . .
Genet Mol Res, 18(1): gmr18226

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.49

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 2.13

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:
Bedhane M et al., (2019)
Genome-Wide Association Study of Meat Quality Traits in Hanwoo Beef. . .
Frontiers In Genetics, 10: 1235

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.29

Mean 406

Standard deviation 89

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 100-499

Reference:
Wang Y et al., (2020)
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed. . .
BMC Genomics, 21 (1): 38

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.34

Mean 406

Standard deviation 89

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 100-499

Reference:
Wang Y et al., (2020)
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed. . .
BMC Genomics, 21 (1): 38

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.38

Mean 6.1

Standard deviation 1.9

Variance 2.04

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 1-9

Reference:
Srikanth K et al., (2020)
A Gene-Set Enrichment and Protein-Protein Interaction Network-Based. . .
Genes, 11 (3):E316

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.33

Mean 3.29

Standard deviation 1.20

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 1-12

Reference:
Grigoletto L et al., (2020)
Genetic Architecture of Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Montana. . .
Frontiers In Genetics, 11:123

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.656

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:
Buchanan JW et al., (2015)
Genetic Parameters and Genetic Correlations Among Triacylglycerol and
J Anim Sci, 93(2):522-8

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.656

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:
Buchanan JW et al., (2015)
Genetic Parameters and Genetic Correlations Among Triacylglycerol and
J Anim Sci, 93(2):522-8

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.35

Mean 5.42

Standard deviation 1.00

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:
McAllister CM et al., (2011)
Genetic Parameters for Intramuscular Fat Percentage, Marbling Score,. . .
J Anim Sci, 89(7):2068-72

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.27

Mean 5.68

Standard deviation 1.98

Variance 2.44

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:
de Las Heras-Saldana S et al., (2020)
Use of gene expression and whole-genome sequence information to. . .
Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 52(1): 54

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.61

Mean 3.33

Standard deviation 1.61

Variance 2.52

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 1-9

Reference:
Mehrban H et al., (2020)
Genetic parameters and correlations of related feed efficiency,. . .
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences,

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.49

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:
Rezende FM et al., (2021)
Genomic Approaches Reveal Pleiotropic Effects in Crossbred Beef. . .
Frontiers In Genetics, 12:627055

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.59

Mean 2.4

Standard deviation 0.05

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 Heritability variance: 0.05

Reference:
Naserkheil et al., (2021)
Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Correlation between Yearling. . .
Animals (Basel), 11(5): 1425

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.42

Mean 5.95

Standard deviation 1.05

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:
Mir Asif Iquebal et al., (2023)
Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genetic Parameters for Growth and
BMC Genomics,

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.53

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.87

Genetic variance on mother side 0.021

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 0.45E-5

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Mir Asif Iquebal et al., (2023)
Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genetic Parameters for Growth and
BMC Genomics,

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.11

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:
Gordo DGM et al., (2018)
Genetic analysis of carcass and meat quality traits in Nelore. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 96(9): 3558-3564

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.49

Mean 2.51

Standard deviation 0.53

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:
Nkrumah J D et al., (2007)
Genetic and phenotypic relationships of feed intake and measures of. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 85(10): 2711-20

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.75

Mean 5.21

Standard deviation 0.79

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:
Nkrumah J D et al., (2007)
Genetic and phenotypic relationships of feed intake and measures of. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 85(10): 2711-20

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.28

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:
da Silva Neto JB et al., (2023)
Weighted genomic prediction for growth and carcass-related traits in. . .
Animal Genetics, 54(3): 271-283

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.47

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 2.53

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:
Alam MZ et al., (2023)
Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify QTL for Carcass Traits in. . .
Animals : An Open Access Journal From MDPI, 13(17):2737

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.42

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 1.43

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:
Alam MZ et al., (2023)
Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify QTL for Carcass Traits in. . .
Animals : An Open Access Journal From MDPI, 13(17):2737

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.167825

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:
Wu J et al., (2023)
Genetic Association Analysis of Copy Number Variations for Meat. . .
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 12(21):3986

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.34

Mean 3.57

Standard deviation 1.327

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:
Ladeira GC et al., (2021)
Random-effect meta-analysis of genetic parameter estimates for. . .
Tropical Animal Health And Production, 53(4): 420

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.16

Mean 425.9

Standard deviation 42.50

Variance 1604

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 six classes, 400-900

Reference:
de Nadai Bonin M et al., (2021)
Genetic parameters associated with meat quality of Nellore cattle at. . .
Meat Science, 171: 108281

Heritability of "Marbling score" (MARBL)

= 0.15

Mean 465.9

Standard deviation 96.20

Variance 8629

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 six classes, 400-900

Reference:
de Nadai Bonin M et al., (2021)
Genetic parameters associated with meat quality of Nellore cattle at. . .
Meat Science, 171: 108281

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