Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Cattle Trait Details

Rear leg placement - side view (RLEGS)
Trait ID :1173
Mean : 78.9
Standard deviation : 7.35
Heritability :0.12
Variance : 
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 

Reference

Harris, BL; Freeman, AE; Metzger, E, (1992)

Genetic and phenotypic parameters for type and production in Guernsey dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science, 75 (4): 1147-53

Additional information about the trait :

Custom name :Rear leg set
Description :Straightness or "squareness" of hind legs relative to the body, as viewed from the side
Measurement :visual assessment
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :Accession: VT:0000016

Annotated data to this trait:

463 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 318 correlartion records are linked with this trait 10 heritability measurements are reported on this trait
 

 

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