Animal Trait Correlation Database

Sheep Trait Heritabilities

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1 heritability data on Longissimus muscle weight trait match your search. Heritability of "Longissimus muscle weight" (LMWT) = 0.46 Mean 319.4 (g) Standard deviation 60.7 Variance 2205.9 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: Mortimer S I et al., (2017) Genetic correlations between wool traits and carcass traits in Merino Journal of Animal Science, 95 (6): 2385-2398 1 records of 1,016 sheep heritability records match your search. 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