Table 5. Estimates of the genetic (above the diagonal) and phenotypic (below the diagonal) correlations (standard error in parentheses) among reproductive and carcass traits in Hanwoo cows

Trait CI AFC GL NAIPC CWT EMA BF MS
CI 1.00 0.26 (0.01) 0.36 (0.03) −0.56 (0.03) 0.09 (0.02) −0.03 (0.03) 0.30 (0.03) −0.21 (0.03)
AFC 0.05 (0.02) 1.00 −0.41 (0.02) −0.01 (0.03) 0.48 (0.03) 0.24 (0.03) 0.21 (0.01) −0.04 (0.03)
GL −0.06 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03) 1.00 0.61 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03) −0.14 (0.06) −0.09 (0.08) 0.07 (0.03)
NAIPC −0.03 (0.08) 0.30 (0.02) 0.05 (0.03) 1.00 0.49 (0.03) 0.35 (0.03) −0.04 (0.05) −0.15 (0.03)
CWT 0.01 (0.03) −0.01 (0.03) 0.01 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03) 1.00 0.60 (0.02) −0.12 (0.03) 0.13 (0.03)
EMA −0.02 (0.01) 0.03 (0.04) −0.00 (0.02) 0.05 (0.03) 0.66 (0.02) 1.00 −0.18 (0.03) 0.28 (0.03)
BF 0.04 (0.03) −0.04 (0.03) 0.03 (0.07) −0.02 (0.01) 0.29 (0.03) 0.09 (0.03) 1.00 0.35 (0.02)
MS −0.01 (0.03) −0.03 (0.01) 0.07 (0.03) 0.03 (0.03) 0.29 (0.03) 0.33 (0.03) 0.14 (0.03) 1.00
CI, calving interval; AFC, age at first calving; GL, gestation length; NAIPC, number of artificial inseminations per conception; CWT, carcass weight; EMA, eye muscle area; BF, backfat thickness; MS, marbling score.