Table 3.
Genetic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlations estimated of growing Duroc pigs using the classic animal model
| Trait | FBT | PT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | OT | FF | FInt | ADG | ADC | FCR | BF | |
| FR | −0.76 (0.16)* | 0.22 (0.20) | −0.31 (0.20) | 0.60 (0.24)* | 0.64 (0.22)* | 0.40 (0.29) | 0.53 (0.24)* | |
| OT | −0.65 (0.02)* | 0.27 (0.25) | −0.33 (0.26) | −0.24 (0.38) | −0.30 (0.37) | −0.28 (0.39) | −0.33 (0.36) | |
| FF | −0.11 (0.04)* | 0.20 (0.04)* | −0.78 (0.09)* | 0.11 (0.26) | 0.16 (0.24) | 0.15 (0.25) | 0.17 (0.22) | |
| FInt | 0.10 (0.04)* | −0.28 (0.03)* | −0.60 (0.03)* | −0.11 (0.28) | −0.09 (0.25) | 0.04 (0.28) | −0.32 (0.23) | |
| ADG | 0.38 (0.03)* | 0.16 (0.04)* | −0.11 (0.04)* | 0.10 (0.04)* | 0.80 (0.13)* | 0.14 (0.41) | 0.51 (0.25)* | |
| ADC | 0.42 (0.03)* | 0.20 (0.04)* | −0.11 (0.04)* | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.82 (0.01)* | 0.66 (0.22)* | 0.64 (0.16)* | |
| FCR | 0.16 (0.04)* | 0.11 (0.04)* | −0.03 (0.04) | −0.05 (0.04) | −0.05 (0.04) | 0.52 (0.03)* | 0.41 (0.33) | |
| BF | 0.29 (0.03)* | 0.16 (0.04)* | −0.09 (0.04)* | −0.04 (0.04) | 0.59 (0.03)* | 0.68 (0.02)* | 0.31 (0.03)* | |
FBT = feeding behaviour traits; PT = production traits; FR = average daily feeding rate; OT = average daily occupation time; FF = average daily feeding frequency; FInt = average daily time between consecutive visits; ADG = average daily gain; ADC = average daily consumption; FCR = feed conversion ratio; BF = backfat thickness.
*
Probability of being greater than 0 > 0.95 or <0.05.