Table 5.
Genetic correlations estimated between IGE and DGE for different combinations between production and feeding behaviour traits of growing Duroc pigs using animal model fitting indirect genetic effects
| Trait | FBT | PT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRDGE | OTDGE | FFDGE | FIntDGE | ADGDGE | ADCDGE | FCRDGE | BFDGE | |
| FRIGE | 0.41 (0.32) | 0.68 (0.11)* | −0.54 (0.20)* | 0.89 (0.11)* | −0.82 (0.15)* | −0.15 (0.34) | 0.47 (0.18)* | |
| OTIGE | 0.28 (0.31) | 0.37 (0.17)* | 0.33 (0.23) | −0.19 (0.27) | −0.15 (0.23) | 0.43 (0.21)* | 0.01 (0.25) | |
| FFIGE | −0.15 (0.30) | −0.10 (0.31) | 0.16 (0.25) | −0.09 (0.36) | −0.53 (0.24)* | −0.55 (0.23)* | −0.26 (0.32) | |
| FIntIGE | 0.08 (0.32) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.28 (0.24) | 0.88 (0.10)* | 0.98 (0.02)* | 0.57 (0.19)* | 0.06 (0.28) | |
| ADGIGE | 0.05 (0.35) | −0.11 (0.34) | −0.06 (0.32) | −0.30 (0.26) | −0.07 (0.26) | 0.73 (0.14)* | 0.29 (0.27) | |
| ADCIGE | 0.11 (0.34) | −0.05 (0.36) | 0.15 (0.27) | −0.26 (0.28) | −0.42 (0.31) | 0.24 (0.25) | 0.07 (0.22) | |
| FCRIGE | 0.13 (0.36) | −0.04 (0.33) | 0.16 (0.26) | −0.003 (0.26) | −0.27 (0.35) | −0.33 (0.32) | −0.3 (0.34) | |
| BFIGE | −0.27 (0.32) | −0.03 (0.36) | −0.14 (0.32) | 0.03 (0.27) | −0.17 (0.37) | −0.29 (0.32) | 0.06 (0.43) | |
IGE = indirect genetic effect; DGE = direct genetic effect; 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.