Table 2. Spearman correlations of the top 25% sires according to breeding values of Selection Weight (SW), Scrotal Circumference (SC), and Days at First Calving (DFC) in control (NeC), selection (NeS), and traditional (NeT) lines of Nellore cattle obtained using the reaction norm model under different environments (favorable, intermediate, and unfavorable).

	NeC		NeS		NeT
SW
	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate
Favorable	NS	0.67b	0.81b	0.95b	NS	0.41b
SC
	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate
Favorable	0.56a	0.83b	0.87b	0.96b	0.46a	0.78b
DFC
	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate	Unfavorable	Intermediate
Favorable	NS	NS	0.55b	0.67b	NS	NS

^a P < 0.05

^b P < 0.01, NS = non-significant.