Table 9 Genetic (above the diagonal) and phenotypic correlations (below the diagonal) between protein efficiency and meat quality traits

0.06 ± 0.20

− 0.27 ± 0.17

− 0.31 ± 0.18

0.72 ± 0.16

− 0.39 ± 0.15

0.003 ± 0.20

0.22 ± 0,19

0.59 ± 0.15

− 0.37 ± 0.16

0.03 ± 0.05

− 0.16 ± 0.19

0.27 ± 0.19

0.36 ± 0.24

0.24 ± 0.18

− 0.57 ± 0.14

0.17 ± 0.22

0.19 ± 0.21

0.05 ± 0.20

− 0.11 ± 0.06

0.15 ± 0.06

0.84 ± 0.06

− 0.33 ± 0.21

0.42 ± 0.14

− 0.39 ± 0.17

− 0.12 ± 0.19

− 0.50 ± 0.16

− 0.25 ± 0.18

− 0.12 ± 0.05

0.54 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.02

− 0.28 ± 0.23

0.58 ± 0.13

− 0.61 ± 0.14

− 0.12 ± 0.20

− 0.43 ± 0,18

− 0.09 ± 0.19

0.22 ± 0.06

0.05 ± 0.06

− 0.19 ± 0.06

− 0.12 ± 0.06

− 0.04 ± 0.21

− 0.09 ± 0.25

0.51 ± 0.20

0.93 ± 0.10

0.14 ± 0.23

− 0.18 ± 0.06

0.26 ± 0.0

0.25 ± 0.06

0.35 ± 0.05

− 0.14 ± 0.06

− 0.18 ± 0.18

− 0.32 ± 0.17

− 0.20 ± 0.18

0.14 ± 0.17

0.01 ± 0.05

− 0.59 ± 0.03

− 0.34 ± 0.05

− 0.51 ± 0.04

0.03 ± 0.06

− 0.18 ± 0.05

− 0.09 ± 0.22

0.08 ± 0.21

0.11 ± 0.20

0.14 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.05

− 0.02 ± 0.05

− 0.04 ± 0.05

0.24 ± 0.06

− 0.17 ± 0.06

0.01 ± 0.05

0.39 ± 0.18

− 0.11 ± 0.20

0.17 ± 0.05

− 0.07 ± 0.05

− 0.20 ± 0.05

− 0.17 ± 0.05

0.43 ± 0.05

− 0.17 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.05

0.39 ± 0.04

0.23 ± 0.19

− 0.18 ± 0.05

0.07 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.06

0.08 ± 0.05

0.06 ± 0.06

0.12 ± 0.06

− 0.10 ± 0.05

− 0.01 ± 0.05

− 0.04 ± 0.05