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Table 2 Heritabilities (on diagonal), phenotypic (above diagonal) and genetic (below diagonal) correlations, plus or minus standard errors

From: The genetic parameters of feed efficiency and its component traits in the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Traits1

RFI

FCR

FI

BW

ADG

RFI

0.21 ± 0.02

0.49 ± 0.01

0.66 ± 0.01

0.00 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

FCR

0.65 ± 0.05

0.16+0.02

-0.13 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

-0.74 ± 0.00

FI

0.62 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.07

0.25 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.01

0.55 ± 0.01

BW

0.09 ± 0.06

0.12 ± 0.07

0.67 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.02

0.17 ± 0.01

ADG

-0.04 ± 0.07

-0.67 ± 0.04

0.28 ± 0.06

0.41 ± 0.06

0.18 ± 0.02

  1. 1Resdiual feed intake (RFI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), cumulative feed intake (FI), body weight at 15 weeks (BW) and weight gain (ADG) as recorded during a 4 week feeding trial