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. 2019 Nov 25;14(11):e0214346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214346

Table 1. Heritability (h2) and repeatability (r) estimates of daily milk yield in Chios sheep by lactation stage and across the entire lactation; standard errors in parentheses.

Parameter Early lactation
(1–7 weeks)
Mid lactation (8–17 weeks) Late lactation (18–24 weeks) Overall lactation
h2 0.28 (0.06) 0.19 (0.06) 0.23 (0.06) 0.23 (0.06)
r 0.76 (0.02) 0.69 (0.02) 0.71 (0.02) 0.71 (0.02)