TABLE 3.
Spearman’s correlation coefficients between WB and WS scores, bodyweight, filet weight and compression force in flock 1.
| Category | WB | WS | WB + WS | Body weight | Filet weight | Compression force |
| WB | 1 | |||||
| WS | 0.138 | 1 | ||||
| WB + WS | 0.872** | 0.606** | 1 | |||
| Body weight | 0.179* | 0.119 | 0.203* | 1 | ||
| Filet weight | 0.224** | 0.146 | 0.253** | 0.500** | 1 | |
| Compression force | 0.718** | 0.336** | 0.693** | 0.094 | 0.228** | 1 |
WB, wooden breast score; WS, white striping score; WS + WB, wooden breast score plus white striping score. **Significantly different (P < 0.01). *Significantly different (P < 0.05).