H)were 0.18 and 0.15 respectively,while for Ec, the heritability estimate
was 0.12.
The phenotypic correlation (rp) between HW and DGC was moderate
(0.76) while the genetic correlation (rA) was high (0.90). The rp between
HW and body measurements (L and H) were 0.64 and 0.41
respectively, while their corresponding rA were relatively high, 0.89
and 0.94. Phenotypic correlations between DGC and L and H were 0.51
and 0.59 respectively; the corresponding genetic correlations rA were
0.69 and 0.78. The rp and rA between harvest weight and Ec were positive,
0.38 and 0.09 respectively (Table 3).