Genetics
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Phenotype: appearance or measurement of an animal
- Genetic effects: genotype
- Environmental effects: environment
- Phenotypic variation = genotypic variation + environmental variation
Heritability
Genetic correlation
- Growth traits: weaning weight, post-weaning ADG, yearling weight, mature weight (birth weight?)
Carcass traits: degree of maturity, quality grade, yield grade
- Fleece traits: fleece weight, fiber thickness, staple length
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