Table 3.

Genetic and phenotypic correlation coefficient between indicator traits and target traits

Target traits2	Coefficients	Indicator traits1
		CWT	BFT	EMA	MAR	ELP
RCW	G	0.95±0.02	0.11±0.16	0.60±0.10	0.21±0.14	−0.16±0.15
	P	0.91±0.01	0.20±0.02	0.54±0.02	0.12±0.02	−0.23±0.02
RCP	G	0.02±0.17	−0.63±0.10	0.72±0.09	0.17±0.15	0.76±0.07
	P	−0.20±0.02	−0.44±0.02	0.31±0.02	0.04±0.02	0.54±0.02
TFW	G	0.73±0.08	0.77±0.08	−0.27±0.17	0.01±0.17	−0.90±0.04
	P	0.77±0.01	0.56±0.01	0.08±0.02	0.07±0.02	−0.65±0.01
TFP	G	0.06±0.17	0.70±0.09	−0.64±0.11	−0.11±0.15	−0.82±0.06
	P	0.30±0.02	0.50±0.02	−0.22±0.02	0.01±0.02	−0.58±0.01
TBW	G	0.76±0.08	−0.02±0.17	0.40±0.14	−0.01±0.16	−0.06±0.17
	P	0.62±0.01	0.05±0.02	0.29±0.02	−0.02±0.02	−0.11±0.02
TBP	G	−0.33±0.17	−0.66±0.12	0.12±0.18	−0.26±0.17	0.64±0.12
	P	−0.38±0.02	−0.37±0.02	−0.12±0.02	−0.15±0.02	0.38±0.02

CWT, cold carcass weight; BFT, back fat thickness; EMA, eye muscle area; MAR, marbling score; ELP, estimated lean yield percentage; RCW, retail cut weight; G, genetic correlation coefficient; P, phenotypic correlation coefficient; RCP, retail cut percentage; TFW, trimmed fat weight; TFP, trimmed fat percentage; TBW, trimmed bone weight; TBP, trimmed bone percentage.

¹Traits selected to improve target traits.

²Traits to improve.