Table 6.

Correlation of some traits in Pekin ducks

Items	IMF	Area of muscle fiber	Diameter of muscle fiber	Ratio of the longer to the shorter diameter	Density of muscle fiber
Live body weight	0.39**	0.79**	0.81**	−0.15	−0.85**
Carcass rate	−0.16	−0.11	−0.13	−0.23	0.18
Eviscerated rate	−0.1	0.26*	0.25*	−0.28*	−0.19
Subcutaneous fat percentage	−0.36**	−0.8**	−0.84**	0.11	0.86**
Breast muscle rate	0.32**	0.87**	0.9**	−0.11	−0.91**
Abdominal fat percentage	−0.33**	−0.77**	−0.8**	0.07	0.8**
Breast water loss	−0.04	−0.21	−0.22	−0.04	0.17
Breast shear force	0.12	0.6**	0.59**	−0.26*	−0.58**
IMP	0.24	0.24	0.27*	0.04	−0.25*
IMF	1	0.27*	0.32**	0	−0.33**

IMP, inosine monophosphate; IMF, intramuscular fat.

^**Denotes significant level at p<0.01, and

^*indicates significant level at p<0.05.