Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Goat Traits with Heritability Records

Trait names Number of heritability records in this database

Age at first kidding 20
Age at puberty 1
Average daily gain 31
Body circumference 13
Body condition score 3

Body height 14
Body length 13
Body weight 75
Coat color 2
Conformation score 1

Dairyness 1
Dry period length 1
Fecal egg count 6
Female fertility 1
Front feet conformation 1

Front leg conformation 1
Gestation length 1
Hematocrit 5
Hind feet conformation 1
Hind leg conformation 1

Hindlimb circumference 1
Kid survival 1
Kidding interval 25
Kidding to conception interval 1
Kleiber ratio 26

Lactation length 2
Lactation persistency 2
Litter weight, total 5
Longissimus muscle area 1
Marbling score 3

Medial suspensory ligament 4
Milk butyric acid content 4
Milk capric acid content 4
Milk caproic acid content 4
Milk caprylic acid content 4

Milk conjugated linoleic acid content 4
Milk fat content 5
Milk fat percentage 10
Milk fat yield 15
Milk lactose percentage 1

Milk lactose yield 3
Milk lauric acid content 4
Milk monounsaturated fatty acid content 4
Milk myristic acid content 4
Milk octadecenoic acid content 4

Milk omega-3 fatty acid content 4
Milk omega-6 fatty acid content 4
Milk palmitic acid content 4
Milk polyunsaturated fatty acid content 4
Milk protein content 5

Milk protein percentage 10
Milk protein yield 15
Milk protein-to-fat ratio 7
Milk saturated fatty acid content 4
Milk solids percentage 1

Milk solids yield 3
Milk stearic acid content 4
Milk sum of C13:0 to C17:0 fatty acid content 4
Milk sum of C4:0 to C10:0 fatty acid content 4
Milk unsaturated fatty acid content 4

Milk yield 35
Milking speed 1
Offspring number 7
Rear leg placement - side view 1
Rear udder height 3

Rump angle 1
Rump width 1
Semen volume 2
Somatic cell count 2
Somatic cell score 14

Sperm concentration 2
Sperm count 2
Sperm motility 4
Stature 1
Strength 1

Subcutaneous fat thickness 1
Teat angle 3
Teat diameter 3
Teat length 2
Teat number 2

Teat placement 4
Teat shape 3
Udder attachment 7
Udder depth 2
514 heritability records found on 84 traits.
 

 

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