Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Sheep Trait Details

Chest width (CHWDT)
Trait ID :3310
Mean : 19.06 (cm)
Standard deviation : 1.11
Heritability :0.33
Variance : 
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 
Additional note :shoulder width, cm

Reference

Stratz P, Schiller KF, Wellmann R, Preuss S, Baes C, Bennewitz J, (2018)

Genetic parameter estimates and targeted association analyses of growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in German Merinoland and Merinoland-cross lambs

Journal of Animal Science, 96 (2): 398-406

Additional information about the trait :

Description :Distance between the shoulder blades, viewed from the front
Measurement :width
Measure unit :cm
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :Accession: VT:1000731

Annotated data to this trait:

 30 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 20 correlartion records are linked with this trait 1 heritability measurement is reported on this trait
 

 

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