Table 6 Estimates of genetic correlations of quality and disease traits with fat deposit traits and muscle fatty acids
From: Genetic effects of fatty acid composition in muscle of Atlantic salmon
Trait | PD survival | Sea lice density | Pigment |
|---|---|---|---|
Heritability | 0.28 (0.05) | 0.21 (0.04) | 0.29 (0.08) |
| Â | rG | rG | rG |
Muscle fat | − 0.29 (0.15) | − 0.22 (0.16) | 0.47 (0.17) |
Visceral fat | 0.16 (0.20) | 0.10 (0.21) | 0.44 (0.34) |
Liver fat | 0.28 (0.20) | 0.21 (0.20) | 0.50 (0.27) |
16:0 (%) | − 0.17 (0.18) | 0.07 (0.18) | 0.36 (0.21) |
18:1n-9 (%) | 0.12 (0.19) | 0.06 (0.20) | − 0.14 (0.23) |
18:2n-6 (%) | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.06 (0.19) | − 0.27 (0.21) |
18:3n-3 (%) | 0.08 (0.18) | 0.10 (0.20) | − 0.19 (0.22) |
20:3n-3 (%) | 0.30 (0.21) | − 0.33 (0.22) | − 0.18 (0.29) |
20:4n-3 (%) | − 0.06 (0.23) | 0.26 (0.23) | 0.02 (0.29) |
20:5n-3 (%) | − 0.13 (0.28) | − 0.47 (0.28) | − 0.09 (0.33) |
22:5n-3 (%) | 0.05 (0.18) | − 0.40 (0.19) | − 0.35 (0.23) |
22:6n-3 (%) | − 0.02 (0.18) | 0.09 (0.19) | − 0.29 (0.23) |
EPA + DHA | − 0.11 (0.27) | − 0.39 (0.29) | − 0.26 (0.34) |
Ratio DHA:ALA | − 0.07 (0.20) | 0.00 (0.22) | − 0.13 (0.26) |