From: Host genetic control on rumen microbiota and its impact on dairy traits in sheep
 | Mean | SD | CV (%) | \({h}^{2}\) | SE \({h}^{2}\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traits expressed on a daily basisa | |||||
 Milk yield (mL) | 1946 | 589 | 30.3 | 0.28 | 0.06 |
 Fat content (g/100 mL) | 7.37 | 1.14 | 15.5 | 0.59 | 0.06 |
 Protein content (g/100 mL) | 5.71 | 0.52 | 9.1 | 0.57 | 0.06 |
 Alpha-S1-casein | 1.38 | 0.15 | 10.9 | 0.54 | 0.08 |
 Alpha-S2-casein | 0.66 | 0.26 | 39.4 | 0.68 | 0.07 |
 Beta-casein | 2.10 | 0.23 | 10.9 | 0.41 | 0.08 |
 Kappa-casein | 0.45 | 0.04 | 8.9 | 0.50 | 0.08 |
 Alpha-lactalbumin | 0.13 | 0.01 | 7.7 | 0.36 | 0.08 |
 Beta-lactoglobulin | 0.46 | 0.50 | 108.7 | 0.44 | 0.08 |
 Butyric acid (C4:0) | 0.25 | 0.03 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 0.08 |
 Caproic acid (C6:0) | 0.21 | 0.03 | 14.3 | 0.53 | 0.07 |
 Caprylic acid (C8:0) | 0.20 | 0.03 | 15.0 | 0.55 | 0.08 |
 Capric acid (C10:0) | 0.73 | 0.12 | 16.4 | 0.58 | 0.07 |
 Lauric acid (C12:0) | 0.49 | 0.08 | 16.3 | 0.60 | 0.07 |
 Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 1.96 | 0.37 | 18.9 | 0.54 | 0.08 |
 Oleic acid (cis-9 C18:1) | 0.80 | 0.31 | 38.7 | 0.44 | 0.08 |
 Rumenic acid (cis-9 trans-11 C18:2) | 0.04 | 0.02 | 50.0 | 0.45 | 0.08 |
 Alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3n-3) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 25.0 | 0.38 | 0.08 |
Traits expressed on a lactation basis | |||||
 Lactation somatic cell score (LSCS) | 3.29 | 1.50 | 45.6 | 0.33 to 0.41b | 0.07 to 0.09 |
 CV milk | 53.93 | 12.18 | 22.6 | 0.19 to 0.26b | 0.07 to 0.09 |