Table 4.
Estimates of genetic [gen, standard errors (SE) in parentheses] and phenotypic (phe) correlations between drinking behaviour and performance traits for each line of turkeys
| Trait | AWIgen | AWIphe | AFIgen | WWTgen | WWTphe | WFTgen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line A | ||||||
| VPB | 0.00 (0.05) | 0.00 | 0.10 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.05) | 0.00 | −0.01 (0.07) |
| WPB | 0.29 (0.02) | 0.23 | 0.03 (0.05) | 0.15 (0.04) | −0.02 | 0.05 (0.06) |
| DTPB | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.00 | 0.00 (0.03) | −0.04 (0.04) | −0.01 | 0.19 (0.03) |
| DR | 0.23 (0.02) | 0.22 | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.18 (0.04) | −0.01 | −0.15 (0.06) |
| DBF | 0.28 (0.03) | 0.37 | 0.06 (0.05) | 0.13 (0.05) | 0.02 | −0.11 (0.04) |
| DBD | 0.30 (0.03) | 0.33 | 0.09 (0.03) | 0.14 (0.04) | 0.01 | 0.02 (0.04) |
| DDT | 0.29 (0.03) | 0.35 | 0.08 (0.03) | 0.10 (0.04) | 0.01 | 0.07 (0.03) |
| DWI | 0.99 (0.00) | 0.96 | 0.11 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.04) | 0.00 | −0.16 (0.04) |
| Line B | ||||||
| VPB | −0.06 (0.03) | −0.05 | 0.17 (0.04) | −0.13 (0.08) | 0.02 | 0.09 (0.03) |
| WPB | 0.22 (0.02) | 0.12 | −0.17 (0.03) | 0.33 (0.06) | 0.00 | −0.02 (0.05) |
| DTPB | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.00 | −0.15 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.06) | 0.01 | 0.01 (0.03) |
| DR | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.13 | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.27 (0.06) | −0.02 | −0.04 (0.02) |
| DBF | 0.26 (0.06) | 0.31 | 0.26 (0.05) | −0.13 (0.05) | 0.00 | −0.07 (0.03) |
| DBD | 0.31 (0.03) | 0.30 | 0.21 (0.03) | −0.06 (0.06) | 0.01 | −0.07 (0.07) |
| DDT | 0.37 (0.02) | 0.35 | 0.08 (0.05) | −0.03 (0.06) | 0.02 | −0.04 (0.07) |
| DWI | 0.98 (0.00) | 0.92 | 0.13 (0.04) | 0.47 (0.05) | 0.00 | −0.22 (0.06) |
VPB number of visits per bout, WPB water intake per bout, DTPB drinking time per bout, DR drinking rate, DBF daily bout frequency, DBD daily bout duration, DDT daily drinking time, DWI daily water intake, AWI adjusted water intake, AFI adjusted feed intake, WWT weight gain during water test period, WFT weight gain during feed test period