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Table 5 Phenotypic correlations among parameters of lactation curve in different season of calving (spring = upper diagonal, summer = lower diagonal)

From: Effects of season and age at first calving on genetic and phenotypic characteristics of lactation curve parameters in Holstein cows

 

a

b

c

Peak time

Peak yield

Part1

Part2

Part3

Milk 305

Persis1

Persis2

a

 

−0.87

−0.60

−0.44

0.27

0.46

0.40

0.34

0.40

−0.23

0.12

b

−0.86

 

0.78

0.34

0.13

−0.06

0.009 ns

−0.25

−0.11

0.12

−0.28

c

−0.59

0.76

 

−0.21

0.05

−0.05

−0.30

−0.62

−0.37

−0.51

−0.79

Peak time

−0.41

0.34

−0.22

 

0.10

−0.03

0.39

0.50

0.33

0.85

0.71

Peak yield

0.23

0.19

0.06

0.18

 

0.97

0.89

0.66

0.88

0.09

0.03

Part1

0.42

−0.01 ns

−0.05

0.04

0.97

 

0.86

0.66

0.98

−0.00 ns

0.01 ns

Part2

0.37

0.06

−0.27

0.44

0.90

0.87

 

0.91

0.94

0.49

0.46

Part3

0.24

−0.18

−0.58

0.54

0.70

0.70

0.92

 

0.93

0.65

0.74

Milk305

0.36

−0.05

−0.34

0.38

0.89

0.99

0.94

0.89

 

0.43

0.46

Persis1

−0.24

0.16

−0.49

0.85

0.16

0.05

0.51

0.66

0.46

 

0.90

Persis2

0.11

−0.24

−0.77

0.70

0.08

0.05

0.47

0.73

0.48

0.90

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