Animal Traits Correlation Database

Animal Trait Correlation Database

Horse Trait Details

Cannon bone circumference (CANNON)

Trait ID :	5094
Mean :
Standard deviation :	n/a
Heritability :	0.44
Variance :
Genetic variance on mother side :
Genetic variance on father side :
Permanent environmental variance :
Temporary environmental variance :

Dario C, Carnicella D, Dario M, Bufano G, (2006)

Morphological evolution and heritability estimates for some biometric traits in the Murgese horse breed

Genetics And Molecular Research : GMR, 5 (2): 309-14


Description :	Distance around the bone extending from the knee or hock to the fetlock (metacarpal or metatarsal)
Measurement :	circumference
Measure unit :	cm
Link to Vertibrate Trait ontology :	Accession: VT:1000361 "Cannon bone circumference"
Link to Clinical Measurement Ontology :	Accession: CMO:0000187 "Distal forelimb circumference"
Annotated data to this trait:	8 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 1 heritability measurement is reported on this trait