Table 4.
Mean estimates (standard deviation) for genetic correlation between traits linked to resistance to worms in Santa Inês sheep
Traits | FS | HCT | WR | BW | BCS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FEC | 0.17 (0.15) | −0.18 (0.23) | −0.66 (0.06) | 0.05 (0.35) | −0.17 (0.14) |
FS | - | −0.87 (0.27) | −0.67 (0.07) | 0.51 (0.29) | −0.54 (0.20) |
HCT | - | - | 0.62 (0.12) | −0.09 (0.33) | 0.71 (0.19) |
WR | - | - | - | −0.42 (0.15) | 0.54 (0.08) |
FS, Famacha score; HCT, hematocrit; WR, worm resistance; BW, body weight; BCS, body condition score; FEC, number of eggs per gram of feces.