Table 7.

Correlation estimates and SE between numbers of lambs born (NLB) and weaned (NLW) per ewe lambing and ewe peri-parturient rise fecal egg counts at lambing (PPR0) and 30 d postpartum (PPR30) and lamb weaning (WFEC) and post-weaning (PWFEC) fecal egg counts^a

Trait 1	Trait 2	r d	r p
NLB	WFEC	0.27 ± 0.16	0.04 ± 0.02
NLB	PWFEC	0.38 ± 0.13	0.06 ± 0.02
NLW	WFEC	0.32 ± 0.18	0.04 ± 0.02
NLW	PWFEC	0.40 ± 0.15	0.05 ± 0.02
PPR0	WFEC	0.56 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.04
PPR0	PWFEC	0.56 ± 0.13	0.16 ± 0.04
PPR30	WFEC	0.77 ± 0.16	0.19 ± 0.04
PPR30	PWFEC	0.73 ± 0.13	0.19 ± 0.04

^a r _d = direct additive correlation; r_p = phenotypic correlation.