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 Sheep Traits Genetic Correlations

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Environment Correlations:8
Genetic Correlations:61
Phenotypic Correlations:52

SpeciesTrait ATrait BCorrelationsTest statisticsCorrelation typeReference
SheepCVFD FDSD 0.73 p<0.01Genetic
SheepFDSD MFDIAM 0.83 p<0.01Genetic
SheepFDSD GFW 0.04 p<0.01Genetic
SheepFCURV FDSD -0.79 p<0.01Genetic
SheepFDSD SL 0.14 p<0.01Genetic
SheepFDSD LMYP 0.12  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMWT -0.06  Genetic
SheepFDSD TOPWT -0.05  Genetic
SheepFDSD RNDWT 0.03  Genetic
SheepFDSD LOINFW -0.23  Genetic
SheepFDSD HLBW 0.18  Genetic
SheepFDSD HCWT 0.02  Genetic
SheepDRESSING FDSD -0.34  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMW 0.16  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMD 0.04  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMA 0.11  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.10  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.08  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.04  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW 0.21  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMD -0.10  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.14  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.05  Genetic
SheepDRESSING FDSD -0.11  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMD 0.08  Genetic
SheepFDSD MCOL -0.06  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMW 0.08  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMA 0.09  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.13  Genetic
SheepFDSD MCOL -0.27  Genetic
SheepFDSD MPH 0.10  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.07  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.05  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW 0.02  Genetic
SheepFDSD MCOL -0.07  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.12  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMD -0.02  Genetic
SheepFDSD SCFT -0.24  Genetic
SheepFDSD LMD -0.25  Genetic
SheepFDSD GFW 0.22  Genetic
SheepCVFD FDSD 0.81  Genetic
SheepFDSD MFDIAM 0.54  Genetic
SheepCFW FDSD 0.16  Genetic
SheepFDSD FLYD -0.08  Genetic
SheepFDSD GFW -0.38  Genetic
SheepCVFD FDSD 0.84  Genetic
SheepFDSD MFDIAM 0.52  Genetic
SheepCFW FDSD -0.36  Genetic
SheepFDSD FLYD 0.08  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.03  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW 0.02  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.07  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.01  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW 0.16  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.12  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.18  Genetic
SheepFDSD BW -0.20  Genetic
SheepFFERT FDSD -0.11  Genetic
SheepFDSD OFSPN -0.09  Genetic
SheepFDSD OFSPN -0.05  Genetic
SheepFDSD OFSPN -0.11  Genetic
Query notes References
Greeff J C, Safari E, Fogarty N M, Hopkins D L, Brien F D, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, van der Werf J H J (2008), Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits and their relationships to liveweight and wool production in hogget Merino rams, Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 125 (3): 205-15.
Safari E, Fogarty N M, Gilmour A R, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, Swan A A, Brien F D, Greeff J C, van der Werf J H J (2007), Genetic correlations among and between wool, growth and reproduction traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal breeding and genetics , 124(2): 65-72.
Mu F, Rong E, Jing Y, Yang H, Ma G, Yan X, Wang Z, Li Y, Li H, Wang N (2017), Structural Characterization and Association of Ovine Dickkopf-1 Gene with Wool Production and Quality Traits in Chinese Merino, Genes, 8 (12): .
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Greeff J C, Refshauge G, Edwards J E Hocking, Gaunt G M (2017), Genetic parameters for wool traits, live weight, and ultrasound carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (5): 1879-1891.
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Jacob R H, Geesink G H, Hopkins D L, Edwards J E Hocking, Ponnampalam E N, Pearce K L, Pethick D W (2017), Genetic correlations between wool traits and carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (6): 2385-2398.

 

 

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