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. 2018 Jun 8;96(9):3582–3598. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky232

Table 11.

Estimates of genetic and phenotypic correlations (±SE) between carcass measures1 and meat nutritional value traits2

HCW DP FATGR FATC FAT5 EMW EMD EMA
Genetic correlations
IRON −0.27 ± 0.17 0.08 ± 0.23 −0.10 ± 0.21 0.03 ± 0.20 −0.25 ± 0.25 −0.25 ± 0.20 −0.10 ± 0.29 −0.19 ± 0.25
ZINC −0.04 ± 0.20 −0.10 ± 0.26 −0.21 ± 0.24 0.03 ± 0.23 −0.17 ± 0.29 −0.13 ± 0.25 −0.12 ± 0.33 −0.25 ± 0.30
DHA 0.00 ± 0.25 0.39 ± 0.32 −0.02 ± 0.29 −0.27 ± 0.28 0.07 ± 0.33 −0.15 ± 0.28 0.02 ± 0.40 −0.05 ± 0.35
EPA + DHA −0.08 ± 0.50 0.56 ± 0.83 −0.03 ± 0.58 −0.22 ± 0.58 −0.07 ± 0.65 −0.50 ± 0.58 −0.19 ± 0.77 −0.32 ± 0.67
LA 0.11 ± 0.24 0.20 ± 0.31 −0.40 ± 0.31 −0.49 ± 0.31 0.01 ± 0.33 0.25 ± 0.28 0.52 ± 0.39 0.57 ± 0.33
ARA 0.38 ± 0.45 −0.12 ± 0.54 −0.70 ± 0.77 −0.40 ± 0.58 −0.26 ± 0.60 0.39 ± 0.52 0.27 ± 0.74 0.58 ± 0.73
LA + ARA 0.18 ± 0.26 0.15 ± 0.34 −0.48 ± 0.36 −0.51 ± 0.36 −0.03 ± 0.36 0.30 ± 0.32 0.70 ± 0.44 0.73 ± 0.38
Phenotypic correlations
IRON 0.03 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03 0.03 ± 0.03 0.04 ± 0.03
ZINC 0.06 ± 0.03 −0.02 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03 0.03 ± 0.03 0.04 ± 0.03 0.06 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.03 0.04 ± 0.03
DHA 0.00 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.03 −0.02 ± 0.03 −0.04 ± 0.03 −0.04 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03 −0.01 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.03
EPA + DHA −0.07 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.03 −0.08 ± 0.03 −0.07 ± 0.03 −0.09 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.03 −0.05 ± 0.03 −0.02 ± 0.03
LA 0.07 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.03 −0.03 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.03 0.03 ± 0.03
ARA −0.06 ± 0.03 −0.04 ± 0.03 −0.11 ± 0.03 −0.08 ± 0.03 −0.12 ± 0.03 0.08 ± 0.03 −0.09 ± 0.03 −0.02 ± 0.03
LA + ARA 0.04 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.03 −0.01 ± 0.03 −0.02 ± 0.03 −0.06 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.03 −0.03 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.03

1HCW = hot carcass weight; DP = dressing percent, FATGR = carcass fat depth at the GR site; FATC = carcass fat depth at the C site; FAT5 = carcass fat depth at the 5th rib; EMW = eye muscle width; EMD = eye muscle depth; EMA = eye muscle area.

2IRON = iron content; ZINC = zinc content; DHA = docosahexaeonic acid content; EPA = eicosapentaeonic acid content; EPA + DHA = sum of EPA and DHA; LA = linoleic acid content; ARA = arachidonic acid content; LA + ARA = sum of LA and ARA.