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Table 4 Estimates of phenotypic and genetic correlations (SE in parentheses) between corresponding drinking and feeding traits in the finisher

From: Genetic parameters of drinking and feeding traits of wean-to-finish pigs under a polymicrobial natural disease challenge

Drinking trait

Feeding trait

Genetic

Phenotypic

ADWI

ADFI

0.36 (0.10)

0.39 (0.03)

ADWD

ADFI

0.23 (0.10)

0.29 (0.03)

WIDUR

FIDUR

0.10 (0.09)

0.16 (0.03)

WInVisits

FInVisits

0.24 (0.08)

0.29 (0.03)

WIRT

FIRT

0.24 (0.12)

0.27 (0.03)

WDRT

FIRT

0.08 (0.11)

0.13 (0.03)

VARWI

VARFI

0.10 (0.23)

0.05 (0.03)

VARWD

VARFI

− 0.08 (0.23)

0.03 (0.03)

VARWIDUR

VARFIDUR

− 0.14 (0.14)

0.08 (0.03)

VARWInVisits

VARFInVisits

0.18 (0.10)

0.13 (0.03)

VARWIRT

VARFIRT

− 0.06 (1.58)

0.16 (0.05)

VARWDRT

VARFIRT

0.64 (2.08)

− 0.02 (0.03)

OFFWI

OFFFI

− 0.25 (0.20)

− 0.10 (0.03)

OFFWD

OFFFI

0.04 (0.24)

− 0.14 (0.03)

OFFWIDUR

OFFFIDUR

− 0.29 (0.16)

− 0.05 (0.03)

OFFWInVisits

OFFFInVisits

0.08 (0.16)

− 0.01 (0.03)

OFFWIRT

OFFFIRT

− 0.23 (0.25)

− 0.12 (0.03)

OFFWDRT

OFFFIRT

− 0.07 (0.28)

− 0.09 (0.03)

  1. ADWI: average daily water disappearance; ADWD: average daily water dispensed; WIDUR: average daily water intake duration; WInVisits: average number of daily water intake visits; WIRT: water disappearance rate; WDRT: water dispensed rate; ADFI: average daily feed intake; FIDUR: average daily feed intake duration; FInVisits: average number of daily feed intake visits; FIRT: feed intake rate; VARWI, VARWD, VARWIDUR, VARWInVisits, VARWIRT, VARWDRT, VARFI, VARFIDUR, VARFInVisits, and VARFIRT are the day-to-day variation for corresponding drinking and feeding traits; OFFWI, OFFWD, OFFWIDUR, OFFWInVisits, OFFWIRT, OFFWDRT, OFFFI, OFFFIDUR, OFFFInVisits, and OFFFIRT are the proportion of off days for corresponding drinking and feeding traits