Table 4.
Permanent environmental hen effects (above diagonal) correlations (×100) and phenotypic correlations (below diagonal) between body weight and egg production traits of LHKK chickens
| Trait | BW1D | BW4 | BW8 | BW12 | BW16 | BW20 | BW24 | BWFE | AFE | EWFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW1D | - | 31±9 | 3±10 | −13±10 | −17±10 | −14±9 | - | - | −5±16 | - |
| BW4 | 22±2 | - | 81±4 | 58±7 | 57±7 | 59±7 | - | - | 6±19 | - |
| BW8 | 16±2 | 68±1 | - | 90±2 | 84±3 | 80±4 | - | - | 12±18 | - |
| BW12 | 14±2 | 56±1 | 79±1 | - | 97±1 | 93±2 | - | - | 25±18 | - |
| BW16 | 14±2 | 47±1 | 70±1 | 85±0 | - | 99±1 | - | - | 38±16 | - |
| BW20 | 12±2 | 47±1 | 66±1 | 79±1 | 90±0 | - | - | - | 28±17 | - |
| BW24 | 19±2 | 39±1 | 59±1 | 76±1 | 85±1 | 90±0 | - | - | - | - |
| BWFE | 14±2 | 29±3 | 48±2 | 58±2 | 57±2 | 64±2 | 63±2 | - | - | - |
| AFE | 6±3 | −6±3 | 4±3 | 1±4 | 3±4 | 0.4±4 | 4±4 | 36±3 | - | - |
| EWFE | 5±2 | 9±3 | 12±3 | 12±3 | 13±3 | 15±3 | 18±3 | 30±3 | 38±2 | - |
| EN | −2±4 | −7±5 | 2±6 | −9±6 | 0±6 | −6±6 | −10±7 | −10±8 | −9±9 | −10±9 |
LHKK, Lueng Hang Kao Kabinburi; BW1D, body weight at day 1; BW4, BW8, BW12, BW16, BW20, BW24 are body weight at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 weeks of age, respectively; BWFE, body weight at first egg; AFE, age at first egg; EWFE, egg weight at first egg; EN, total number of eggs laid from onset of lay to 17 weeks of lay.