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 Sheep Traits Genetic Correlations

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Environment Correlations:1
Genetic Correlations:51
Phenotypic Correlations:24
Residual Correlations:8

SpeciesTrait ATrait BCorrelationsTest statisticsCorrelation typeReference
SheepFECGEN HCT -0.84  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN -0.13  Genetic
SheepFECGEN PY -0.20  Genetic
SheepFECGEN PC -0.20  Genetic
SheepFECGEN PC 0.03  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MFATC 0.57  Genetic
SheepFECGEN SCS -0.05  Genetic
SheepFECGEN PY 0.24  Genetic
SheepFECGEN FECGEN 0.93  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MFATC -0.02  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MFY 0.19  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MY -0.14  Genetic
SheepFECGEN SCS -0.17  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MY 0.28  Genetic
SheepFECGEN MFY 0.29  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW 0.10  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN 0.01  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN -0.38  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN 0.10  Genetic
SheepFECGEN FECGEN 0.82  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN 0.25  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.29  Genetic
SheepFECGEN OMCOL 0.17  Genetic
SheepFECGEN GINRES -0.66  Genetic
SheepFECGEN HCT -0.18  Genetic
SheepBCS FECGEN -0.17  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN 0.05  Genetic
SheepFECGEN OMCOL 0.22  Genetic
SheepFECGEN GINRES 0.59  Genetic
SheepFECGEN OMCOL 0.23  Genetic
SheepFECGEN GINRES 0.69  Genetic
SheepFECGEN FECGEN 0.94  Genetic
SheepFECGEN OMCOL 0.24  Genetic
SheepBCS FECGEN -0.03  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN 0.22  Genetic
SheepHCT FECGEN -0.22  Genetic
SheepOMCOL FECGEN 0.55  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.09  Genetic
SheepBCS FECGEN -0.35  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW 0.01  Genetic
SheepFECGEN FECGEN 0.87  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.03  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.01  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.24  Genetic
SheepFECGEN BW -0.08  Genetic
SheepFECGEN DAG 0.02  Genetic
SheepFECGEN FECGEN 0.74  Genetic
SheepFOC FECGEN 0.39  Genetic
SheepFOC FECGEN 0.23  Genetic
SheepBW FECGEN -0.01  Genetic
SheepDAG FECGEN 0.06  Genetic
Query notes References
Aguerre S, Astruc JM, Legarra A, Bordes L, Prevot F, Grisez C, Vial Novella C, Fidelle F, Jacquiet P, Moreno-Romieux C (2022), Unfavorable genetic correlations between fecal egg count and milk production traits in the French blond-faced Manech dairy sheep breed, Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE, 54(1): 14.
Balconi Marques C, Goldberg V, Ciappesoni G (2020), Genetic parameters for production traits, resistance and resilience to Nematode parasites under different worm burden challenges in Corriedale sheep, Veterinary parasitology, 287: 109272.
Dos Santos GV, Santos NPDS, Figueiredo Filho LAS, Britto FB, Sena LS, Torres TS, Carneiro PLS, Sarmento JLR (2021), Comparison of genetic parameters and estimated breeding values for worm resistance in meat sheep obtained using traditional and genomic models, Tropical animal health and production, 53(2): 283.
Rodrigues FN, Sarmento JLR, Leal TM, Araújo AM, Figueiredo Filho LAS (2021), Genetic parameters for worm resistance in Santa Inês sheep using the Bayesian animal model, Animal bioscience, 34(2): 185-191.
Nieuwoudt SW, Theron HE, Krüger LP (2002), Genetic parameters for resistance to Haemonchus contortus in Merino sheep in South Africa, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 73 (1): 4-7.
Pacheco A, McNeilly T N, Banos G, Conington J (2021), Genetic parameters of animal traits associated with coccidian and nematode parasite load and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep, Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 15(4): 100185.
Ngere L, Burke J M, Morgan J L M, Miller J E, Notter D R (2018), Genetic parameters for fecal egg counts and their relationship with body weights in Katahdin lambs, Journal of animal science, 96(5): 1590-1599.
Boareki MN, Schenkel FS, Willoughby O, Suarez-Vega A, Kennedy D, Cánovas A (2021), Comparison between methods for measuring fecal egg count and estimating genetic parameters for gastrointestinal parasite resistance traits in sheep, Journal of animal science, 99(12):skab341.

 

 

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