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Table 5 Correlation matrix for lamb traits

From: Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep

 

WG

WW

PostWW

FD

MD

CW

Response

Stability

WG

0.303*

0.719*

0.981*

0.052

0.092

0.876*

−0.103

− 0.152

WW

0.458*

0.276*

0.756*

0.279*

0.328*

0.504*

0.711*

0.671*

PostWW

0.988*

0.510*

0.320*

0.074

0.093

0.879*

0.027

−0.016

FD

0.139*

0.416*

0.149*

0.143*

0.284*

−0.054

0.443*

0.425*

MD

0.164*

0.492*

0.184*

0.362*

0.433*

0.181

0.494*

0.481*

CW

0.772*

0.275*

0.785*

0.163*

0.224*

0.192*

−0.122

−0.165

Response

−0.254*

0.672*

−0.180*

0.335*

0.398*

−0.155*

0.146*

0.997*

Stability

−0.271*

0.646*

−0.200*

0.318*

0.386*

−0.172*

0.991*

0.138*

  1. Heritabilities of lamb traits presented on the diagonal (bold), genetic correlations above the diagonal and phenotypic correlations below the diagonal. Standard errors ranged from 0.0004 to 0.140. WG average individual growth performance (average weight gain); WW weaning weight; PostWW post-weaning weight; FD fat depth; MD muscle depth; CW carcass weight; Response resilience phenotype reflecting change in average weight gain per unit of air temperature change (°C); Stability absolute value of Response; * = significantly different from 0 (P < 0.05)
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