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There are 31 heritability data found on "Litter weight, total" trait.

n: 31

Median: 0.090 Mean: 0.117

Min-Max range: 0.048 - 0.220 STD: 0.051

Interquartile range: 0.080 - 0.176 95% CI: 0.099 - 0.135

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.18

Mean 15.3 (kg)

Standard deviation 3.8

Variance 12.97

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:
Ogawa S et al., (2019)
Estimation of genetic parameters for farrowing traits in purebred. . .
Animal Science Journal , 90 (1): 23-28

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.18

Mean 15.8 (kg)

Standard deviation 3.6

Variance 12.05

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:
Ogawa S et al., (2019)
Estimation of genetic parameters for farrowing traits in purebred. . .
Animal Science Journal , 90 (1): 23-28

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.162

Mean 129 (kg)

Standard deviation 28.1

Variance 612.653

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 0.0

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Ehlers M J et al., (2005)
Variance components and heritabilities for sow productivity traits. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 122 (5): 318-24

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.183

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 556.068

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 2.600

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Ehlers M J et al., (2005)
Variance components and heritabilities for sow productivity traits. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 122 (5): 318-24

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.195

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 543.921

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 0.520

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Ehlers M J et al., (2005)
Variance components and heritabilities for sow productivity traits. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 122 (5): 318-24

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 190.0184

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 7.4107

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.07

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 122.7710

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 8.1471

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.09

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 150.4968

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 7.5534

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 188.6568

Genetic variance on mother side 3.7140

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 7.5134

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.07

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 119.3147

Genetic variance on mother side 1.3125

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 8.4952

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 110.2784

Genetic variance on mother side 0.9921

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 6.8117

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.09

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 149.8183

Genetic variance on mother side 1.7971

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 7.5134

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.07

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.09

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.173

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Zhang Z et al., (2019)
Genome-Wide Association Study for Reproductive Traits in a Duroc Pig. . .
Animals : An Open Access Journal From MDPI, 9(10)

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.09

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Zhang S et al., (2020)
Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 137 (2): 211-222

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.09

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Zhang S et al., (2020)
Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 137 (2): 211-222

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.07

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Zhang S et al., (2020)
Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics, 137 (2): 211-222

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.161

Mean n/a (kg)

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:
Zhang Z et al., (2019)
Genome-Wide Association Study for Reproductive Traits in a Duroc Pig. . .
Animals : An Open Access Journal From MDPI, 9(10)

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.10

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 15.174

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 1.037

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Yu G et al., (2022)
Genetic parameter analysis of reproductive traits in Large White. . .
Animal Bioscience,

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.0865

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 1.5281

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:
Zhao YX et al., (2022)
Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 16(12): 100672

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.0793

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 1.4691

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:
Zhao YX et al., (2022)
Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 16(12): 100672

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.0935

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 1.5370

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:
Zhao YX et al., (2022)
Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 16(12): 100672

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.22

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 63.57

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:
Ferraz J B et al., (1993)
Animal model estimation of genetic parameters and response to. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (4): 850-8

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.18

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 63.08

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:
Ferraz J B et al., (1993)
Animal model estimation of genetic parameters and response to. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (4): 850-8

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.19

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 63.35

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:
Ferraz J B et al., (1993)
Animal model estimation of genetic parameters and response to. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (4): 850-8

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.18

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 63.38

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:
Ferraz J B et al., (1993)
Animal model estimation of genetic parameters and response to. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 71 (4): 850-8

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.08

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 111.3344

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 6.8137

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Chen P et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire,. . .
Journal of Animal Science, 81 (1): 46-53

Heritability of "Litter weight, total" (TLWT)

= 0.0476

Mean n/a (kg)

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 1.1104

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Sun J et al., (2023)
Genome-Wide Association Study on Reproductive Traits Using Imputation-
Genes, 14(4):861

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