Table 5.
Estimates (SD) of genetic correlations (above diagonal) and phenotypic correlations (below diagonal) for teat and udder scores (TS9, US9) with birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), and yearling weight (YW)
| BW | WW | YW | Teat1, TS9 | Udder2, US9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 1 | 0.35 (0.06) | 0.38 (0.07) | −0.14 (0.08) | −0.04 (0.10) |
| WW | 0.28 (0.02) | 1 | 0.79 (0.17) | −0.09 (0.17) | −0.06 (0.18) |
| YW | 0.22 (0.02) | 0.60 (0.03) | 1 | −0.14 (0.10) | −0.20 (0.12) |
| Teat1, TS9 | −0.08 (0.03) | −0.08 (0.04) | −0.14 (0.06) | 1 | 0.71 (0.09) |
| Udder2, US9 | −0.04 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.04) | −0.01 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.02) | 1 |
1TS9 = teat score on a 1 to 9 scale;2US9 = udder score on a 1 to 9 scale.