Table 3.

Genetic correlations (standard errors in parentheses) between the linear type traits¹ (and live-weight) with the carcass traits without adjustment for differences in carcass weight

	Muscular						Skeletal						Live-weight
	DHQ	LD	TW	DT	WaW	WbW	CD	CW	HW	PL	LB	WH
Live-weight	0.80 (0.02)	0.65 (0.04)	0.55 (0.08)	0.86 (0.02)	0.92 (0.01)	0.91 (0.01)	0.98 (0.00)	0.98 (0.01)	0.90 (0.01)	0.91 (0.01)	0.92 (0.01)	0.95 (0.01)
Carcass weight	0.45 (0.09)	0.41 (0.10)	0.54 (0.09)	0.52 (0.09)	0.60 (0.09)	0.54 (0.09)	0.58 (0.09)	0.41 (0.11)	0.51 (0.08)	0.48 (0.09)	0.59 (0.09)	0.47 (0.1)	0.66 (0.08)
Carcass conformation	0.50 (0.08)	0.44 (0.09)	0.61 (0.08)	0.63 (0.07)	0.66 (0.08)	0.58 (0.08)	0.24 (0.11)	0.46 (0.11)	0.22 (0.09)	0.25 (0.10)	0.23 (0.10)	0.47 (0.09)	0.45 (0.09)
Carcass fat	−0.26 (0.10)	−0.19 (0.11)	−0.24 (0.10)	−0.26 (0.10)	−0.41 (0.11)	−0.21 (0.11)	−0.04 (0.12)	0.00 (0.08)	−0.11 (0.11)	−0.13 (0.11)	−0.21 (0.11)	−0.08 (0.12)	−0.21 (0.11)
Topside	0.50 (0.08)	0.37 (0.10)	0.55 (0.08)	0.49 (0.09)	0.63 (0.09)	0.55 (0.08)	0.40 (0.10)	0.23 (0.12)	0.42 (0.09)	0.46 (0.09)	0.50 (0.09)	0.42 (0.10)	0.54 (0.09)
Silverside	0.60 (0.09)	0.50 (0.10)	0.66 (0.09)	0.67 (0.09)	0.67 (0.10)	0.62 (0.09)	0.45 (0.12)	0.34 (0.13)	0.41 (0.10)	0.54 (0.10)	0.60 (0.09)	0.59 (0.10)	0.66 (0.09)
Knuckle	0.47 (0.09)	0.36 (0.10)	0.53 (0.09)	0.47 (0.09)	0.57 (0.10)	0.49 (0.09)	0.36 (0.11)	0.29 (0.13)	0.32 (0.10)	0.41 (0.10)	0.41 (0.10)	0.36 (0.11)	0.53 (0.09)
Rump	0.28 (0.11)	0.31 (0.11)	0.43 (0.10)	0.36 (0.11)	0.44 (0.12)	0.44 (0.10)	0.37 (0.12)	0.20 (0.14)	0.32 (0.11)	0.38 (0.11)	0.39 (0.11)	0.44 (0.11)	0.50 (0.10)
Eye of the Round	0.56 (0.09)	0.36 (0.11)	0.59 (0.09)	0.57 (0.09)	0.57 (0.10)	0.56 (0.09)	0.36 (0.12)	0.26 (0.13)	0.29 (0.10)	0.40 (0.10)	0.38 (0.10)	0.46 (0.11)	0.49 (0.10)
Striploin	0.25 (0.14)	0.32 (0.14)	0.19 (0.15)	0.27 (0.15)	0.40 (0.16)	0.39 (0.14)	0.38 (0.16)	0.08 (0.18)	0.30 (0.14)	0.08 (0.16)	0.35 (0.15)	0.10 (0.16)	0.50 (0.14)
Fillet	0.18 (0.13)	0.28 (0.13)	0.24 (0.13)	0.21 (0.13)	0.41 (0.14)	0.29 (0.13)	0.29 (0.14)	0.13 (0.16)	0.39 (0.12)	0.29 (0.14)	0.50 (0.12)	0.28 (0.14)	0.42 (0.13)
Cuberoll	0.23 (0.20)	0.36 (0.11)	0.25 (0.20)	0.35 (0.20)	0.58 (0.22)	0.44 (0.20)	−0.19 (0.25)	0.15 (0.25)	0.18 (0.22)	−0.17 (0.23)	0.29 (0.22)	0.16 (0.24)	0.36 (0.22)
Bavette	0.22 (0.18)	0.26 (0.19)	0.35 (0.19)	0.31 (0.19)	0.59 (0.19)	0.37 (0.19)	0.63 (0.20)	0.57 (0.22)	0.29 (0.20)	0.23 (0.21)	0.48 (0.19)	0.48 (0.20)	0.75 (0.18)
Brisket	0.32 (0.12)	0.31 (0.13)	0.33 (0.12)	0.42 (0.12)	0.40 (0.14)	0.35 (0.12)	0.49 (0.13)	0.18 (0.15)	0.46 (0.11)	0.45 (0.12)	0.50 (0.12)	0.38 (0.13)	0.50 (0.11)
Chuck tender	0.27 (0.12)	0.34 (0.12)	0.32 (0.12)	0.31 (0.12)	0.52 (0.13)	0.47 (0.11)	0.42 (0.13)	0.32 (0.15)	0.27 (0.12)	0.28 (0.13)	0.32 (0.13)	0.22 (0.14)	0.42 (0.12)
LMC	0.53 (0.09)	0.40 (0.10)	0.54 (0.09)	0.57 (0.09)	0.54 (0.11)	0.52 (0.10)	0.41 (0.11)	0.34 (0.13)	0.39 (0.10)	0.36 (0.11)	0.48 (0.10)	0.26 (0.12)	0.50 (0.10)
Check and neck	0.29 (0.10)	0.25 (0.11)	0.35 (0.10)	0.32 (0.10)	0.24 (0.12)	0.37 (0.10)	0.43 (0.11)	0.22 (0.13)	0.38 (0.10)	0.32 (0.11)	0.48 (0.10)	0.32 (0.11)	0.49 (0.10)
Heel and shank	0.44 (0.09)	0.35 (0.10)	0.56 (0.09)	0.48 (0.09)	0.64 (0.09)	0.51 (0.09)	0.48 (0.10)	0.50 (0.12)	0.39 (0.09)	0.38 (0.10)	0.47 (0.09)	0.33 (0.11)	0.50 (0.09)
Frying	0.43 (0.14)	0.43 (0.14)	0.52 (0.14)	0.46 (0.14)	0.69 (0.13)	0.55 (0.13)	0.53 (0.14)	0.15 (0.18)	0.45 (0.14)	0.28 (0.16)	0.69 (0.12)	0.55 (0.14)	0.69 (0.12)
Roast	0.62 (0.09)	0.44 (0.11)	0.68 (0.09)	0.68 (0.09)	0.69 (0.10)	0.66 (0.09)	0.46 (0.11)	0.40 (0.13)	0.37 (0.10)	0.49 (0.10)	0.53 (0.10)	0.53 (0.11)	0.58 (0.10)
Mincing	0.37 (0.16)	0.45 (0.17)	0.47 (0.16)	0.47 (0.17)	0.47 (0.19)	0.48 (0.17)	0.24 (0.20)	0.07 (0.15)	0.15 (0.18)	0.32 (0.18)	0.49 (0.17)	0.30 (0.19)	0.50 (0.17)

¹DHQ = development of hind quarter; LD =loin development; TW = thigh width; DT = development of inner thigh, WaW = width at withers; WbW = width behind withers; CD = chest depth; CW = chest width; HW = height at withers; PL = pelvic length; LB = length of back; WH = withers height.