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Table 4 Correlations between weights and weight gain in four genetic groups of sheep

From: Production traits in F₁ and F₂ crosses with naturalized hair breed Santa Inês ewes

	BW	WW	W12	ADG	preWG	postWG	Birth type	Rearing type	BW_TC	WW_TC
WW	0.40
W12	0.21	0.56
ADG	0.11	0.50	0.99
preWG	0.17	0.92	0.59	0.58
postWG	0.06	0.19	0.92	0.93	0.25
Birth type¹	-0.39	-0.23	-0.14	-0.09	-0.11	-0.06
Weaning type¹	-0.35	-0.27	-0.06	0.00	-0.12	0.05	0.72
Pregnancy	-0.06	0.22	0.31	0.32	0.25	0.27	-0.04	-0.11
BW_TC	-0.10	-0.27	-0.31	-0.32	-0.29	0.08	0.43	0.55
WW_TC	-0.10	0.26	0.15	0.15	0.12	-0.04	0.36	0.35	-0.16
ADG_TC	0.00	0.26	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.00	-0.20	-0.30	-0.29	0.95

BW – birth weight; WW – weaning weight; W12 –weight at 12 months of age; preWG – preweaning weight gain; postWG – post weaning weight gain; ADG – average daily gain from birth to 12 months; TC – threecross lambs. ¹Refer to birth and weaning type of dam.

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