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Table 5 Estimates of genetic correlations between total breeding values for FCS

From: Plumage condition in laying hens: genetic parameters for direct and indirect effects in two purebred layer lines

 

Region

Region

Neck

Back

Rump

Belly

Neck

 

0.81 ± 0.13

NC1

0.52 ± 0.24

Back

NC1

 

>0.99

0.34 ± 0.25

Rump

0.87 ± 0.07

0.95 ± 0.04

 

0.70 ± 0.24

Belly

0.85 ± 0.13

0.72 ± 0.15

0.46 ± 0.19

 
  1. Estimates of genetic correlations between total breeding values ( r 12 T ) for FCS are shown for the four body regions, and for the two lines, line W1 (above diagonal) and line WB (below diagonal); 1NC = not converged.
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