Table 5 Estimates of genetic correlations (standard errors in brackets) between breeding values (BV) and slopes at various temperature-humidity index (THI) combinations

Genetic correlations within traits

 r_g (BV_CR(THIf=50); slope_CR(THIf=70))

− 0.03 (0.09)

 + 0.37 (0.38)

 r_g (BV_PY(THIp=50); slope_PY(THIp=70))

− 0.37 (0.06)

− 0.71 (0.09)

Genetic correlations between traits

 Genetic correlations between BV

  r_g (BV_CR(THIf=50); BV_PY(THIp=50))

− 0.14 (0.02)

− 0.03 (0.06)

  r_g (BV_CR(THIf=70); BV_PY(THIp=70))

− 0.08 (0.04)

− 0.16 (0.08)

  r_g (BV_CR(THIf=50); BV_PY(THIp=70))

− 0.06 (0.03)

 + 0.01 (0.06)

  r_g (BV_CR(THIf=70); BV_PY(THIp=50))

− 0.18 (0.03)

− 0.20 (0.08)

 Genetic correlations between BV and slope

  r_g (BV_PY(THIp=50); slope_CR(THIf=70))

− 0.15 (0.08)

− 0.54 (0.35)

  r_g (BV_CR(THIf=50); slope_PY(THIp=70))

 + 0.33 (0.06)

 + 0.20 (0.13)

 Genetic correlations between slopes

  r_g (slope_CR(THIf=70); slope_PY(THIp=70))

 + 0.24 (0.14)

 + 0.27 (0.45)