Table 7.

Phenotypic and genetic correlation estimates for carcass traits adjusted to a fixed carcass weight endpoint^1,2

	FATGR	SMY	LEG	LOIN	SHOUL	AVGCONF	CINDEX	PRICE
FATGR		−0.93 ± 0.01	0.18 ± 0.01	0.35 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.01	0.30 ± 0.01	−0.52 ± 0.01	−0.42 ± 0.01
SMY	−0.94 ± 0.01		0.05 ± 0.01	−0.16 ± 0.01	−0.08 ± 0.01	−0.03 ± 0.01	0.60 ± 0.01	0.48 ± 0.01
LEG	0.31 ± 0.05	−0.04 ± 0.06		0.33 ± 0.01	0.34 ± 0.01	0.60 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01
LOIN	0.60 ± 0.05	−0.40 ± 0.06	0.58 ± 0.05		0.42 ± 0.01	0.55 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	0.04 ± 0.01
SHOUL	0.51 ± 0.05	−0.24 ± 0.06	0.64 ± 0.04	0.64 ± 0.04		0.76 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.01
AVGCONF	0.48 ± 0.05	−0.18 ± 0.06	0.84 ± 0.02	0.75 ± 0.03	0.89 ± 0.02		0.15 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01
CINDEX	−0.56 ± 0.05	0.67 ± 0.04	0.09 ± 0.06	−0.06 ± 0.07	−0.02 ± 0.07	0.02 ± 0.06		0.85 ± 0.01
PRICE	−0.53 ± 0.05	0.58 ± 0.05	0.03 ± 0.07	−0.08 ± 0.07	−0.09 ± 0.07	−0.06 ± 0.07	0.93 ± 0.02

¹Phenotypic and genetic correlation estimates are presented above and below the diagonal, respectively, and are followed by their approximate standard error.

²AVGCONF = average carcass conformation score; CINDEX = carcass price grid value; FATGR = fat depth at the GR site; LEG = leg carcass conformation score; LOIN = loin carcass conformation score; PRICE = total carcass value; SHOUL = shoulder conformation score; SMY = predicted saleable meat yield.