Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Pig Trait Details

Dressing percentage (DRESS%)
Trait ID :223
Mean : 78.0 (%)
Standard deviation : 1.3
Heritability :0.32
Variance : 
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 

Reference

Saintilan R, Mérour I, Brossard L, Tribout T, Dourmad J Y, Sellier P, Bidanel J, van Milgen J, Gilbert H, (2013)

Genetics of residual feed intake in growing pigs: Relationships with production traits, and nitrogen and phosphorus excretion traits

Journal of Animal Science, 91 (6): 2542-54

Additional information about the trait :

Custom name :dressing
Description :The percentage of the live animal that ends up as carcass
Measurement :Carcass Weight / Live Weight X 100
Measure unit :%

Annotated data to this trait:

 332 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 78 correlartion records are linked with this trait 6 heritability measurements are reported on this trait
 

 

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