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Table 4 Posterior means and 95% high posterior density intervals of the phenotypic and genetic correlations between the same traits recorded during days 1–21 and 22–42

From: Genetic assessment of residual feed intake as a feed efficiency trait in the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Correlation

\( {\text{ADG}}1 - {\text{ADG}}2 \) a

\( {\text{DFI}}1 - {\text{DFI}}2 \) b

\( {\text{FER}}1 - {\text{FER}}2 \) c

\( {\text{RFI}}1 - {\text{RFI}}2 \) d

Phenotypic

0.407 ± 0.134

(0.207, 0.614)

0.706 ± 0.022

(0.664, 0.744)

0.264 ± 0.044

(0.189, 0.353)

0.386 ± 0.037

(0.316, 0.463)

Genetic

0.666 ± 0.163

(0.470, 0.838)

0.781 ± 0.130

(0.623, 0.940)

0.799 ± 0.137

(0.617, 0.962)

0.714 ± 0.219

(0.445, 0.978)

  1. The lower and upper limits of the 95% high posterior density intervals are indicated in brackets
  2. aCorrelation for average daily gain between periods
  3. bCorrelation for daily feed intake between periods
  4. cCorrelation for feed efficiency ratio between periods
  5. dCorrelation for residual feed intake between periods
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