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Summary:
There are 18 heritability data found on "Body condition score" trait.

n: 18

Median: 0.250 Mean: 0.272

Min-Max range: 0.114 - 0.580 STD: 0.118

Interquartile range: 0.182 - 0.328 95% CI: 0.217 - 0.327

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.34

Mean 4.95

Standard deviation 1.48

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 Scale of 1-9

Reference:
Manzanilla-Pech C I V et al., (2016)
Genetic parameters between feed-intake-related traits and. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (1): 443-57

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.17

Mean 26.35

Standard deviation 7.45

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 Scale of 1-50

Reference:
Manzanilla-Pech C I V et al., (2016)
Genetic parameters between feed-intake-related traits and. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (1): 443-57

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.114

Mean 3.01

Standard deviation 0.46

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:
Battagin M et al., (2013)
Genetic parameters for body condition score, locomotion, angularity,. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 96 (8): 5344-51

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.44

Mean 3.05

Standard deviation 0.26

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:
Liinamo A-E et al., (2012)
Short communication: genetic parameters for feed intake, production,. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 95 (11): 6788-94

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.30

Mean 4.96

Standard deviation 1.25

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 Scale of 1-9

Reference:
Zink V et al., (2011)
Genetic parameters for female fertility, locomotion, body condition. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 94 (10): 5176-82

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.38

Mean 4.5

Standard deviation 1.4

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:
Veerkamp et al., (2001)
Genetic correlations among body condition score, yield, and fertility
Journal of Dairy Science, 84 (10): 2327-35

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.22

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance n/a

Genetic variance on mother side n/a

Genetic variance on father side n/a

Permanent environmental variance 3.77

Temperary environmental variance n/a

Comments

Reference:
Dechow et al., (2003)
Heritabilities and correlations among body condition score, dairy. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 86 (6): 2236-42

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.237

Mean 4.45

Standard deviation 1.72

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:
Wall et al., (2003)
Genetic evaluation of fertility using direct and correlated traits.
Journal of Dairy Science, 86 (12): 4093-102

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.22

Mean n/a

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:
Dechow et al., (2004)
Body condition scores and dairy form evaluations as indicators of. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 87 (10): 3534-41

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.58

Mean n/a

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:
Veerkamp R F et al., (2012)
Genome-wide associations for feed utilisation complex in primiparous. . .
Animal : An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, 6 (11): 1738-49

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.26

Mean n/a

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:
Vallimont J E et al., (2010)
Genetic parameters of feed intake, production, body weight, body. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 93 (10): 4892-901

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.17

Mean 3.18

Standard deviation 0.82

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:
Lacerda V V et al., (2018)
Effect of mature size and body condition of Nelore females on the. . .
Theriogenology, 118: 27-33

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.16

Mean 4.94

Standard deviation 1.45

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 1-9 scale

Reference:
Ring S C et al., (2018)
Genetic selection for hoof health traits and cow mobility scores can. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 101 (11): 10034-10047

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.12

Mean n/a

Standard deviation n/a

Variance 0.39

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 H et al., (2019)
Genetic analysis of skinfold thickness and its association with body. . .
Journal of Dairy Science, 102 (3): 2347-2352

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.24

Mean 2.74

Standard deviation 0.35

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 Scale of 1-5

Reference:
Kadarmideen H N et al., (2003)
Genetic parameters for body condition score and its relationship with
Journal of Dairy Science, 86 (11): 3685-93

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.332

Mean n/a

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:
Schmidtmann C et al., (2024)
Genetic investigations on backfat thickness and body condition score. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics = Zeitschrift Fur Tierzuchtung Und Zuchtungsbiologie,

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.315

Mean n/a

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:
Schmidtmann C et al., (2024)
Genetic investigations on backfat thickness and body condition score. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics = Zeitschrift Fur Tierzuchtung Und Zuchtungsbiologie,

Heritability of "Body condition score" (BCS)

= 0.297

Mean n/a

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:
Schmidtmann C et al., (2024)
Genetic investigations on backfat thickness and body condition score. . .
Journal of Animal Breeding And Genetics = Zeitschrift Fur Tierzuchtung Und Zuchtungsbiologie,

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