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Table 4 Genetic 1 and phenotypic 2 correlations for post-weaning dataset

From: Genetic parameters of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis and its relationship with weight and parasite infestations in Australian tropical Bos taurus cattle

Trait3

IBK

BWT

WWT

YWT

FWT

EPG

TKC

IBK

 

0.02 (0.19)

−0.49 (0.15)

−0.50 (0.17)

−0.40 (0.19)

0.10 (0.21)

−0.14 (0.23)

BWT

0.10 (0.05)

 

0.49 (0.12)

0.50 (0.14)

0.69 (0.13)

0.11 (0.17)

−0.06 (0.19)

WWT

−0.53 (0.03)

0.34 (0.05)

 

0.91 (0.04)

0.74 (0.09)

0.03 (0.18)

0.17 (0.21)

YWT

−0. 50 (0.04)

0.33 (0.04)

0.84 (0.01)

 

0.97 (0.04)

0.03 (0.20)

−0.08 (0.23)

FWT

−0.42 (0.04)

0.35 (0.04)

0.71 (0.02)

0.79 (0.01)

 

0.13 (0.21)

−0.04 (0.24)

EPG

0.11 (0.04)

0.00 (0.05)

−0.10 (0.04)

−0.16 (0.05)

−0.08 (0.05)

 

0.31 (0.20)

TKC

0.03 (0.05)

0.03 (0.05)

0.02 (0.05)

−0.11 (0.04)

−0.18 (0.04)

0.05 (0.04)

 
  1. 1genetic correlations above diagonal; 2phenotypic correlations below diagonal; 3IBK = infectious bovine keratoconjuctivitis (0/1); BWT = birth weight (kg); WWT = weaning weight (kg); YWT = yearling weight (kg); FWT = final weight (kg); EPG = cube root transformed mean helminth egg count; TKC = log10 (mean tick count + 1); standard errors are in parentheses.