Table 3 Estimates of genetic parameters and phenotypic correlations for Rhode Island Red hens
From: Nest preference and laying duration traits to select against floor eggs in laying hens
LRN | CN | MOT | MDN | PNL | MLD | MDB | MDA | NAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LRN | 0.13 (0.02) | − 0.55 (0.07) | − 0.08 (0.09) | 0.26 (0.10) | 0.16 (0.11) | − 0.04 (0.10) | 0.17 (0.10) | − 0.17 (0.10) | 0.17 (0.12) |
CN | − 0.37 | 0.37 (0.03) | 0.78 (0.04) | 0.23 (0.09) | 0.17 (0.09) | 0.19 (0.07) | 0.19 (0.08) | 0.06 (0.08) | 0.19 (0.11) |
MOT | − 0.10 | 0.52 | 0.65 (0.03) | 0.29 (0.08) | 0.14 (0.09) | − 0.02 (0.07) | 0.11 (0.06) | − 0.12 (0.08) | 0.19 (0.10) |
MDN | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.30 (0.04) | 0.85 (0.03) | 0.42 (0.09) | 0.43 (0.08) | 0.20 (0.10) | 0.17 (0.11) |
PNL | 0.04 | 0.05 | − 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.24 (0.04) | 0.46 (0.09) | 0.33 (0.09) | 0.39 (0.10) | 0.32 (0.11) |
MLD | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.54 (0.06) | 0.72 (0.05) | 0.80 (0.04) | − 0.01 (0.11) |
MDB | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.60 (0.07) | 0.19 (0.10) | 0.28 (0.10) |
MDA | − 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.12 | 0.54 (0.06) | − 0.24 (0.10) |
NAL | NA | NA | − 0.01 | − 0.03 | 0.05 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 | − 0.07 | 0.20 (0.03) |