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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