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.