Table 3.

Phenotypic correlations between live and carcass traits in heifers (below diagonal) and cows (above diagonal)

	Dressing %	Dressing difference	Live weight	Carcass weight	Carcass conformation	Carcass fat
Dressing %		−0.40	0.25	0.70	0.82	0.27
Dressing difference	−0.57		0.78	0.37	−0.09	0.13
Live weight	−0.14	0.89		0.87	0.46	0.31
Carcass weight	0.30	0.60	0.90		0.76	0.36
Carcass conformation	0.51	0.04	0.33	0.54		0.31
Carcass fat	−0.18	0.29	0.25	0.16	−0.08