Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Cattle Trait Details

Body size (SIZE)
Trait ID :1171
Mean : 7.68
Standard deviation : 2.88
Heritability :0.31
Variance :2.91
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 
Additional note :Frame size estimated using hip height and live weight

Reference

Bonin M N, Ferraz J B S, Pedrosa V B, Silva S L, Gomes R C, Cucco D C, Santana M H A, Campos J H A, Barbosa V N, Castro F S F, Novais F J, Oliveira E C M, (2015)

Visual body-scores selection and its influence on body size and ultrasound carcass traits in Nellore cattle.

Journal of Animal Science, 93 (12): 5597-606

Additional information about the trait :

Description :Overall body size--may take into account stature, strength, body depth, and thurl width
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :Accession: VT:0100005

Annotated data to this trait:

 5 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 85 correlartion records are linked with this trait 10 heritability measurements are reported on this trait
 

 

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