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 Sheep Traits Genetic Correlations

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Environment Correlations:8
Genetic Correlations:66
Phenotypic Correlations:57

SpeciesTrait ATrait BCorrelationsTest statisticsCorrelation typeReference
SheepFLYD LMWT -0.16  Genetic
SheepFLYD TOPWT -0.08  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMYP 0.02  Genetic
SheepFLYD LOINFW -0.17  Genetic
SheepFLYD RNDWT 0.04  Genetic
SheepFLYD HLBW 0.02  Genetic
SheepFLYD HCWT -0.06  Genetic
SheepDRESSING FLYD 0.11  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMW -0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMA 0.00  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.22  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.18  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.05  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMD -0.06  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMA 0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMW 0.07  Genetic
SheepDRESSING FLYD 0.11  Genetic
SheepFLYD MPH 0.05  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.04  Genetic
SheepFLYD MCOL -0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD MCOL -0.22  Genetic
SheepFLYD MCOL -0.10  Genetic
SheepFLYD MFDIAM -0.10  Genetic
SheepFLYD GFW -0.15  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.06  Genetic
SheepFLYD ADG -0.04  Genetic
SheepCVFD FLYD 0.06  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.72  Genetic
SheepFLYD SL 0.46  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.12  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.05  Genetic
SheepFLYD ADG -0.09  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.05  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.01  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.19  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMD 0.02  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.21  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMD 0.10  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMD 0.14  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT -0.15  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT 0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD SCFT 0.09  Genetic
SheepFLYD LMD -0.06  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.28  Genetic
SheepCVFD FLYD -0.14  Genetic
SheepFLYD GFW -0.18  Genetic
SheepFLYD MFDIAM 0.06  Genetic
SheepFDSD FLYD -0.08  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.32  Genetic
SheepCVFD FLYD 0.01  Genetic
SheepFLYD GFW 0.03  Genetic
SheepFLYD MFDIAM -0.01  Genetic
SheepFDSD FLYD 0.08  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.01  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.04  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.02  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.01  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.02  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.00  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW 0.17  Genetic
SheepFLYD BW -0.07  Genetic
SheepFLYD OFSPN -0.07  Genetic
SheepFFERT FLYD -0.05  Genetic
SheepFLYD OFSPN -0.06  Genetic
SheepFLYD OFSPN -0.06  Genetic
Query notes References
Greeff J C, Safari E, Fogarty N M, Hopkins D L, Brien F D, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, van der Werf J H J (2008), Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits and their relationships to liveweight and wool production in hogget Merino rams, Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 125 (3): 205-15.
Li WH, Li GY, Zhang J, Wang XJ, Zhang AW, Zhao JT, Wang LJ, Yang JF, Luo TZ, Shen KZ (2022), Estimates of (co)variance components and phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits and wool traits in Alpine Merino sheep, Journal of animal breeding and genetics, .
Safari E, Fogarty N M, Gilmour A R, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, Swan A A, Brien F D, Greeff J C, van der Werf J H J (2007), Genetic correlations among and between wool, growth and reproduction traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal breeding and genetics , 124(2): 65-72.
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Greeff J C, Refshauge G, Edwards J E Hocking, Gaunt G M (2017), Genetic parameters for wool traits, live weight, and ultrasound carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (5): 1879-1891.
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Jacob R H, Geesink G H, Hopkins D L, Edwards J E Hocking, Ponnampalam E N, Pearce K L, Pethick D W (2017), Genetic correlations between wool traits and carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (6): 2385-2398.

 

 

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