Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Horse Trait Details

Body condition score (BCS)
Trait ID :5145
Mean :
Standard deviation :n/a
Heritability :0.054
Variance :0.318
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance :0.118
Temporary environmental variance : 

Reference

Gold S, Regan CE, McLoughlin PD, Gilleard JS, Wilson AJ, Poissant J, (2019)

Quantitative genetics of gastrointestinal strongyle burden and associated body condition in feral horses

International Journal For Parasitology. Parasites And Wildlife, 9: 104-111

Additional information about the trait :

Description :Scoring system used to evaluate the amount of fat reserves on a horse's body
Measurement :visual assessment
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :Accession: VT:1000000

Annotated data to this trait:

 8 correlartion records are linked with this trait 2 heritability measurements are reported on this trait
 

 

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