Table 6 Estimates of genetic correlations of Pre-stain Abs@640 nm and ΔAbs@640 nm with traits recorded by Minolta colorimetry for the brown egg layer breed 1 and the white egg layer breed 2A
From: Genetic variation and potential for genetic improvement of cuticle deposition on chicken eggs
|  | Pre-stain Abs@640 nm | ΔAbs@640 nm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Breed 1 | Breed 2A | Breed 1 | Breed 2A | |
L* | − 0.929 (0.029) | 0.202 (0.259) | − 0.176 (0.136) | 0.265 (0.224) |
a* | 0.920 (0.037) | 0.506 (0.194) | 0.220 (0.141) | − 0.325 (0.179) |
b* | 0.145 (0.154) | 0.577 (0.146) | 0.155 (0.146) | 0.353 (0.156) |
L*a*b* index1 | 0.865 (0.050) | − 0.396 (0.175) | 0.180 (0.137) | − 0.258 (0.163) |
Brown Spot | − 0.261 (0.136) | −  | − 0.084 (0.132) | −  |
Shininess | − 0.958 (0.046) | −  | 0.272 (0.143) | −  |
\({\text{r}}_{640}\) | 0.935 (0.029) | − 0.539 (0.271) | 0.130 (0.133) | − 0.369 (0.252) |