Table 4.
Genetic correlations (standard errors in parentheses) between the linear type traits1 (and live-weight) with the carcass traits where all carcass traits are phenotypically adjusted to a common carcass weight
| Muscular | Skeletal | Live-weight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHQ | LD | TW | DT | WaW | WbW | CD | CW | HW | PL | LB | WH | ||
| Carcass conformation | 0.39 (0.09) | 0.33 (0.10) | 0.47 (0.09) | 0.51 (0.09) | 0.53 (0.10) | 0.45 (0.09) | −0.07 (0.12) | −0.19 (0.12) | −0.01 (0.10) | 0.04 (0.11) | −0.02 (0.10) | 0.34 (0.10) | 0.16 (0.11) |
| Carcass fat | −0.32 (0.09) | −0.25 (0.10) | −0.32 (0.10) | −0.34 (0.10) | −0.47 (0.10) | −0.29 (0.10) | −0.15 (0.12) | −0.19 (0.12) | −0.19 (0.01) | −0.21 (0.11) | −0.30 (0.10) | −0.16 (0.11) | −0.32 (0.10) |
| Topside | 0.42 (0.10) | 0.27 (0.11) | 0.42 (0.10) | 0.56 (0.09) | 0.48 (0.11) | 0.39 (0.10) | 0.12 (0.12) | 0.05 (0.13) | 0.23 (0.10) | 0.26 (0.11) | 0.23 (0.11) | 0.24 (0.12) | 0.22 (0.11) |
| Silverside | 0.57 (0.12) | 0.43 (0.13) | 0.54 (0.13) | 0.61 (0.12) | 0.45 (0.14) | 0.41 (0.13) | −0.04 (0.15) | 0.11 (0.16) | 0.11 (0.14) | 0.29 (0.14) | 0.28 (0.14) | 0.40 (0.14) | 0.43 (0.14) |
| Knuckle | 0.28 (0.11) | 0.14 (0.12) | 0.28 (0.11) | 0.19 (0.11) | 0.25 (0.13) | 0.17 (0.12) | −0.11 (0.13) | 0.01 (0.14) | 0.00 (0.11) | 0.12 (0.12) | 0.02 (0.12) | −0.02 (0.13) | 0.14 (0.12) |
| Rump | −0.10 (0.12) | −0.06 (0.13) | −0.04 (0.13) | −0.10 (0.13) | −0.16 (0.15) | −0.07 (0.13) | −0.23 (0.15) | −0.19 (0.16) | −0.22 (0.13) | −0.13 (0.14) | −0.29 (0.13) | −0.02 (0.15) | −0.21 (0.14) |
| Eye of the Round | 0.37 (0.10) | 0.20 (0.12) | 0.43 (0.11) | 0.41 (0.11) | 0.37 (0.13) | 0.33 (0.11) | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.37 (0.10) | 0.07 (0.12) | 0.37 (0.10) | 0.09 (0.12) | 0.25 (0.13) | 0.22 (0.12) |
| Striploin | −0.05 (0.17) | 0.13 (0.18) | −0.12 (0.18) | −0.07 (0.18) | −0.03 (0.21) | 0.04 (0.18) | −0.07 (0.21) | −0.13 (0.21) | −0.05 (0.19) | −0.26 (0.19) | −0.19 (0.19) | −0.14 (0.20) | 0.04 (0.20) |
| Fillet | −0.12 (0.14) | 0.00 (0.16) | −0.16 (0.15) | −0.25 (0.15) | 0.03 (0.18) | −0.14 (0.15) | −0.10 (0.17) | −0.26 (0.18) | 0.00 (0.15) | −0.05 (0.16) | 0.02 (0.16) | −0.17 (0.17) | −0.14 (0.15) |
| Cuberoll | −0.29 (0.21) | 0.05 (0.23) | −0.24 (0.22) | −0.10 (0.23) | 0.03 (0.26) | −0.05 (0.23) | −0.61 (0.25) | −0.13 (0.27) | 0.02 (0.24) | −0.26 (0.25) | −0.23 (0.25) | −0.10 (0.26) | −0.19 (0.25) |
| Bavette | −0.10 (0.19) | 0.00 (0.21) | −0.01 (0.20) | −0.04 (0.20) | 0.19 (0.23) | 0.03 (0.21) | 0.16 (0.23) | 0.24 (0.24) | −0.14 (0.20) | −0.14 (0.21) | −0.03 (0.21) | 0.12 (0.23) | 0.21 (0.22) |
| Brisket | −0.02 (0.13) | 0.00 (0.14) | −0.02 (0.14) | 0.05 (0.14) | −0.04 (0.16) | −0.08 (0.14) | −0.01 (0.16) | −0.07 (0.17) | 0.09 (0.14) | 0.14 (0.15) | −0.04 (0.15) | 0.24 (0.15) | 0.12 (0.15) |
| Chuck tender | −0.18 (0.13) | −0.14 (0.14) | −0.24 (0.14) | −0.22 (0.14) | −0.04 (0.16) | −0.03 (0.14) | 0.09 (0.16) | −0.06 (0.17) | −0.28 (0.13) | −0.26 (0.14) | −0.29 (0.14) | −0.34 (0.15) | −0.31 (0.15) |
| LMC | 0.26 (0.12) | 0.11 (0.14) | 0.22 (0.13) | 0.21 (0.13) | −0.03 (0.15) | 0.13 (0.14) | −0.10 (0.15) | 0.03 (0.16) | −0.17 (0.13) | −0.21 (0.14) | −0.10 (0.14) | −0.32 (0.14) | −0.23 (0.14) |
| Check and neck | −0.15 (0.11) | −0.16 (0.12) | −0.13 (0.12) | −0.22 (0.12) | −0.44 (0.12) | −0.14 (0.12) | −0.08 (0.14) | −0.18 (0.14) | −0.15 (0.12) | −0.19 (0.13) | −0.02 (0.12) | −0.08 (0.13) | −0.11 (0.13) |
| Heel and shank | 0.23 (0.10) | 0.14 (0.12) | 0.33 (0.11) | 0.24 (0.11) | 0.43 (0.12) | 0.26 (0.11) | 0.16 (0.13) | 0.05 (0.14) | 0.10 (0.11) | 0.13 (0.12) | 0.14 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.13) | 0.09 (0.12) |
| Frying | −0.01 (0.18) | 0.10 (0.19) | −0.02 (0.19) | −0.33 (0.18) | 0.17 (0.22) | −0.02 (0.19) | −0.26 (0.21) | −0.31 (0.21) | −0.10 (0.20) | −0.23 (0.20) | −0.20 (0.20) | −0.19 (0.21) | 0.05 (0.21) |
| Roast | 0.54 (0.11) | 0.29 (0.13) | 0.54 (0.11) | 0.68 (0.09) | 0.51 (0.13) | 0.38 (0.12) | −0.01 (0.14) | 0.14 (0.15) | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.20 (0.13) | 0.17 (0.13) | 0.10 (0.14) | 0.25 (0.13) |
| Mincing | 0.04 (0.19) | −0.02 (0.20) | 0.07 (0.19) | 0.09 (0.20) | 0.02 (0.23) | 0.20 (0.20) | −0.16 (0.13) | 0.09 (0.32) | −0.38 (0.19) | −0.17 (0.21) | −0.11 (0.20) | −0.39 (0.21) | 0.16 (0.21) |
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.