Table 3.
Genetic correlations (SE) among the raw carcass cuts (below diagonal) or following phenotypic adjustment for carcass weight (above diagonal)
| Topside | Silver-side | Eye of round | Knuckle | Rump | Striploin | Fillet | Cuberoll | Bavette | Brisket | Chuck Tender | LMC | Chuck & Neck | Heel & shank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topside | 0.57 (0.05) | 0.61 (0.03) | 0.64 (0.03) | 0.30 (0.06) | 0.24 (0.09) | 0.28 (0.07) | 0.06 (0.11) | −0.46 (0.10) | −0.10 (0.07) | −0.23 (0.06) | 0.22 (0.06) | −0.02 (0.05) | 0.38 (0.04) | |
| Silverside | 0.90 (0.01) | 0.62 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.03) | 0.25 (0.08) | 0.36 (0.11) | 0.44 (0.03) | 0.04 (0.14) | −0.24 (0.13) | −0.10 (0.09) | −0.14 (0.09) | −0.04 (0.09) | −0.03 (0.07) | 0.33 (0.06) | |
| Eye of round | 0.86 (0.01) | 0.88 (0.01) | 0.47 (0.03) | 0.19 (0.06) | 0.41 (0.09) | 0.20 (0.08) | 0.12 (0.12) | −0.14 (0.11) | 0.12 (0.07) | −0.21 (0.07) | 0.22 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.06) | 0.29 (0.05) | |
| Knuckle | 0.91 (0.01) | 0.88 (0.01) | 0.80 (0.02) | 0.25 (0.06) | 0.43 (0.04) | 0.44 (0.03) | 0.09 (0.12) | −0.60 (0.09) | −0.21 (0.07) | 0.43 (0.03) | 0.21 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.50 (0.02) | |
| Rump | 0.82 (0.02) | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.03) | 0.83 (0.02) | 0.42 (0.1) | 0.12 (0.09) | −0.04 (0.14) | −0.08 (0.13) | 0.01 (0.08) | 0.43 (0.03) | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.32 (0.06) | 0.12 (0.06) | |
| Striploin | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.85 (0.04) | 0.79 (0.04) | 0.74 (0.04) | 0.84 (0.03) | −0.01 (0.13) | −0.12 (0.17) | 0.58 (0.17) | 0.04 (0.12) | −0.25 (0.12) | −0.04 (0.11) | −0.10 (0.10) | −0.02 (0.10) | |
| Fillet | 0.80 (0.03) | 0.82 (0.03) | 0.68 (0.04) | 0.80 (0.03) | 0.73 (0.04) | 0.71 (0.05) | −0.28 (0.16) | −0.41 (0.15) | −0.04 (0.10) | 0.09 (0.10) | 0.11 (0.09) | 0.21 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.08) | |
| Cuberoll | 0.65 (0.07) | 0.69 (0.07) | 0.62 (0.08) | 0.73 (0.07) | 0.61 (0.08) | 0.54 (0.10) | 0.51 (0.09) | 0.14 (0.20) | 0.23 (0.14) | 0.07 (0.14) | −0.11 (0.13) | −0.13 (0.12) | −0.08 (0.12) | |
| Bavette | 0.52 (0.07) | 0.50 (0.08) | 0.48 (0.09) | 0.37 (0.08) | 0.57 (0.07) | 0.75 (0.09) | 0.45 (0.10) | 0.58 (0.15) | 0.25 (0.13) | −0.33 (0.14) | −0.66 (0.11) | 0.17 (0.11) | −0.61 (0.09) | |
| Brisket | 0.73 (0.03) | 0.72 (0.03) | 0.70 (0.04) | 0.69 (0.03) | 0.72 (0.04) | 0.74 (0.05) | 0.66 (0.05) | 0.72 (0.08) | 0.71 (0.08) | −0.19 (0.09) | 0.16 (0.08) | 0.06 (0.07) | −0.24 (0.07) | |
| Chuck Tender | 0.69 (0.03) | 0.75 (0.03) | 0.59 (0.04) | 0.75 (0.03) | 0.69 (0.04) | 0.63 (0.06) | 0.75 (0.05) | 0.68 (0.09) | 0.45 (0.10) | 0.63 (0.05) | 0.28 (0.08) | 0.24 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.07) | |
| LMC | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.84 (0.02) | 0.78 (0.02) | 0.84 (0.02) | 0.76 (0.03) | 0.81 (0.04) | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.73 (0.07) | 0.49 (0.08) | 0.79 (0.03) | 0.83 (0.02) | 0.18 (0.07) | 0.30 (0.06) | |
| Chuck and Neck | 0.75 (0.02) | 0.80 (0.02) | 0.69 (0.03) | 0.76 (0.02) | 0.65 (0.03) | 0.73 (0.04) | 0.78 (0.03) | 0.72 (0.07) | 0.53 (0.08) | 0.74 (0.03) | 0.81 (0.02) | 0.82 (0.02) | −0.15 (0.06) | |
| Heel and shank | 0.84 (0.01) | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.03) | 0.62 (0.02) | 0.77 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.04) | 0.72 (0.03) | 0.65 (0.07) | 0.47 (0.08) | 0.71 (0.03) | 0.74 (0.03) | 0.88 (0.02) | 0.74 (0.02) |