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. 2021 Jul 31;63(4):740–750. doi: 10.5187/jast.2021.e73

Table 5. Genetic and phenotypic correlations of AFC of the conformation traits and heritability with data sets classified by age at calving.

Dataset Parameters BCS HT BW HL HW FS
≤ 24 Genetic correlation −0.778 0.442 −0.600 0.010 0.261 −0.015
SE 0.523 0.763 0.453 0.660 0.511 0.517
Phenotypic correlation −0.038 −0.007 −0.005 −0.009 −0.013 0.001
SE 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011
Heritability 0.005 0.004 0.008 0.005 0.011 0.011
SE 0.007 0.007 0.009 0.006 0.010 0.010
> 24 Genetic correlation −0.149 −0.826 −0.706 −0.623 −0.456 −0.675
SE 0.513 0.219 0.356 0.351 0.475 0.270
Phenotypic correlation −0.030 −0.001 −0.017 −0.012 −0.022 −0.027
SE 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012
Heritability 0.006 0.014 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.027
SE 0.005 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.012
Entire set Genetic correlation −0.474 −0.623 −0.698 0.846 −0.623 −0.357
SE 0.394 0.273 0.289 0.240 0.237 0.303
Phenotypic correlation −0.044 −0.009 −0.025 −0.020 −0.030 −0.029
SE 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008
Heritability 0.006 0.011 0.009 0.010 0.022 0.028
SE 0.005 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.010 0.012

AFC, age at first calving; BCS, body condition score; HT, height (score); BW, body width (score); HL, hip bone length (score); HW, hip bone width (score); FS, final score.