TABLE 1.
Statistical description and heritability estimation of three traits in Chinese Simmental beef cattle.
Traits1 | The number of phenotype | Mean (SD) | Maximum | Minimum | h2(SE) |
CW | 1346 | 270.67 ± 45.20 | 486.00 | 162.60 | 0.42 ± 0.05 |
LW | 1342 | 504.95 ± 70.22 | 776.00 | 318.00 | 0.38 ± 0.07 |
SI | 1342 | 8.55 ± 1.99 | 15.90 | 3.21 | 0.40 ± 0.05 |
1Carcass weight (CW), live weight (LW), and striploin (SI).