Table 3.
Genetic (±SE) correlations between performance test bull traits (rows) and terminal bull traits (columns)
| Trait1 | FI | ADG | FW | RFI | RG | FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI | 0.96 ± 0.13 | 0.73 ± 0.20 | 0.86 ± 0.17 | 0.56 ± 0.18 | 0.06 ± 0.23 | −0.38 ± 0.20 |
| ADG | 0.69 ± 0.15 | 0.95 ± 0.19 | 0.84 ± 0.18 | 0.23 ± 0.18 | 0.60 ± 0.20 | 0.16 ± 0.20 |
| FW | 0.78 ± 0.14 | 0.99 ± 0.14 | 0.99 ± 0.14 | 0.18 ± 0.19 | 0.48 ± 0.19 | 0.09 ± 0.19 |
| RFI | 0.69 ± 0.16 | −0.06 ± 0.22 | 0.18 ± 0.21 | 0.80 ± 0.18 | −0.54 ± 0.22 | −0.78 ± 0.19 |
| RG | 0.14 ± 0.18 | 0.67 ± 0.21 | 0.41 ± 0.20 | −0.17 ± 0.19 | 0.70 ± 0.21 | 0.50 ± 0.20 |
| FE | 0.17 ± 0.18 | 0.66 ± 0.22 | 0.53 ± 0.21 | −0.11 ± 0.20 | 0.70 ± 0.21 | 0.46 ± 0.20 |
1Trait abbreviations: FI = daily feed intake; ADG = average daily gain; FW = final weight; RFI = residual feed intake; RG = residual gain; FE = feed efficiency.