TABLE 5.
Estimates of genetic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlations between the studied traits
| BWT | WWT | PADG | PKR | GE | PRGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWT | *** | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | −0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.99 ± 0.00 | 0.99 ± 0.00 |
| WWT | 0.49 ± 0.23 | *** | 0.41 ± 0.00 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.98 ± 001 | 0.99 ± 0.00 |
| PADG | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | *** | 0.33 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.001 | 0.54 ± 0.07 |
| PKR | −0.03 ± 0.20 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.10 | *** | 0.99 ± 0.01 | 0.99 ± 0.01 |
| GE | 0.99 ± 0.00 | 0.99 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.005 | 0.99 ± 0.02 | *** | 0.99 ± 0.01 |
| PRGR | 0.99 ± 0.00 | 0.99 ± 0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.00 | 0.99 ± 0.00 | 0.99 ± 0.02 | *** |
Abbreviations: BWT, birthweight; PADG, pre‐weaning average daily weight gain; PGE, pre‐weaning growth efficiency; PKR, pre‐weaning Kleiber ratio; PRGR, pre‐weaning relative growth rate; WWT, weaning weight.