Table 3.
Correlation analysis of different growth traits in tested sheep breeds (pearson correlation/bilateral significance).
| Breed | Traits\Traits | ChW | ChWI | BH | HH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFTS-ewe (n = 27) | ChW | 1/- | 0.718**/5.370E-5 | 0.509**/0.007 | 0.560**/0.002 |
| ChWI | 1/- | 0.401*/0.047 | 0.478*/0.016 | ||
| BH | 1/- | 0.819**/1.774E-7 | |||
| HH | 1/- | ||||
| BH | ChC | HH | |||
| STHS-ram (n = 27) | BH | 1/- | 0.445*/0.002 | 0.796**/6.782E-7 | |
| ChC | 1/- | 0.707**/3.745E-5 | |||
| HH | 1/- | ||||
| — | |||||
| BLI | HL | HD | TN | ||
| TS-ewe (n = 41) | BLI | 1/- | −0.216/0.174 | −0.127/0.430 | −0.086/0.593 |
| HL | 1/- | 0.104/0.519 | −0.037/0.818 | ||
| HD | 1/- | 0.075/0.643 | |||
| TN | 1/- | ||||
| HH | ChWI | ||||
| HS-ewe (n = 60) | HH | 1/- | — | ||
| ChWI | 1/- |
Note: ChW, chest width; ChWI, chest width index; BH, body height; HH, hip height; ChC, chest circumference; BLI, body length index; HL, head length; HD, head depth; TN, teat numbers. ChCI. The values with different asterisk (* and **) within significantly at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively.