Table 5. Genetic and phenotypic correlations of AFC of the conformation traits and heritability with data sets classified by age at calving

Dataset Parameters BCS HT BW HL HW FS
≤ 24 Genetic correlation −0.778 0.442 −0.600 0.010 0.261 −0.015
SE 0.523 0.763 0.453 0.660 0.511 0.517
Phenotypic correlation −0.038 −0.007 −0.005 −0.009 −0.013 0.001
SE 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011
Heritability 0.005 0.004 0.008 0.005 0.011 0.011
SE 0.007 0.007 0.009 0.006 0.010 0.010
> 24 Genetic correlation −0.149 −0.826 −0.706 −0.623 −0.456 −0.675
SE 0.513 0.219 0.356 0.351 0.475 0.270
Phenotypic correlation −0.030 −0.001 −0.017 −0.012 −0.022 −0.027
SE 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012 0.012
Heritability 0.006 0.014 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.027
SE 0.005 0.008 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.012
Entire set Genetic correlation −0.474 −0.623 −0.698 0.846 −0.623 −0.357
SE 0.394 0.273 0.289 0.240 0.237 0.303
Phenotypic correlation −0.044 −0.009 −0.025 −0.020 −0.030 −0.029
SE 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008
Heritability 0.006 0.011 0.009 0.010 0.022 0.028
SE 0.005 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.010 0.012
AFC, age at first calving; BCS, body condition score; HT, height (score); BW, body width (score); HL, hip bone length (score); HW, hip bone width (score); FS, final score.