Table 3 Estimates of variance (diagonal), covariance (below the diagonal) and genetic correlation (above the diagonal) between the random regression coefficients and eigenvalues (λ) of the (co)variance matrix for the direct genetic effects and animal permanent environment

Additive direct

1

586.46

0.38

0.68

−0.17

601.14

2

79.33

74.08

−0.11

−0.54

63.89

3

39.83

−2.28

5.80

−0.43

4.23

4

−7.19

−7.88

−1.77

2.92

0.00

Animal permanent environment

1

638.09

−0.04

−0.18

−0.40

−0.47

−0.06

646.05

2

−9.77

108.68

0.60

0.44

0.46

−0.11

159.84

3

−41.38

56.28

81.85

0.88

0.76

0.07

41.08

4

−40.00

18.35

31.73

15.80

0.82

−0.07

7.84

5

−29.76

11.96

17.19

8.21

6.29

−0.48

1.72

6

−3.59

−2.84

1.55

−0.70

−2.90

5.82

0,00