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Table 5 Estimates of phenotypic and genetic correlations (SE in parentheses) of drinking and feeding traits in the finisher with growth rate (ADG) in three phases

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

Trait

Quarantine nursery

Challenge nursery

Finisher

Genetic

Phenotypic

Genetic

Phenotypic

Genetic

Phenotypic

Drinking

 ADWI

0.10 (0.13)

0.06 (0.03)

0.39 (0.13)

0.27 (0.03)

0.29 (0.12)

0.34 (0.03)

 ADWD

0.13 (0.11)

0.06 (0.03)

0.22 (0.12)

0.19 (0.03)

0.22 (0.11)

0.25 (0.03)

 WIDUR

0.15 (0.10)

0.02 (0.03)

0.17 (0.11)

0.10 (0.03)

0.23 (0.10)

0.27 (0.03)

 WInVisits

0.04 (0.10)

− 0.03 (0.03)

0.07 (0.11)

− 0.02 (0.03)

0.17 (0.10)

0.18 (0.03)

 WIRT

0.14 (0.14)

0.10 (0.03)

0.34 (0.14)

0.31 (0.03)

0.19 (0.14)

0.27 (0.03)

 WDRT

0.13 (0.13)

0.08 (0.03)

0.15 (0.14)

0.22 (0.03)

0.13 (0.13)

0.21 (0.03)

 ADWI|ADFI

− 0.04 (0.12)

− 0.02 (0.03)

0.24 (0.14)

0.15 (0.03)

− 0.02 (0.13)

0.01 (0.04)

 ADWD|ADFI

0.04 (0.11)

− 0.01 (0.03)

0.04 (0.13)

0.10 (0.03)

0.00 (0.12)

− 0.01 (0.04)

 WIDUR|FIDUR

0.12 (0.10)

0.02 (0.03)

0.15 (0.11)

0.13 (0.11)

0.23 (0.10)

0.25 (0.03)

 WInVisits|FInVisits

0.06 (0.10)

− 0.02 (0.03)

0.10 (0.11)

0.01 (0.03)

0.13 (0.10)

0.19 (0.03)

Feeding

 ADFI

0.27 (0.10)

0.23 (0.02)

0.49 (0.09)

0.42 (0.02)

0.84 (0.03)

0.86 (0.01)

 FIDUR

0.10 (0.09)

0.01 (0.03)

− 0.09 (0.11)

− 0.08 (0.03)

0.09 (0.10)

0.16 (0.03)

 FInVisits

− 0.14 (0.08)

− 0.10 (0.03)

− 0.03 (0.10)

− 0.08 (0.03)

− 0.01 (0.09)

− 0.03 (0.03)

 FIRT

0.08 (0.09)

0.15 (0.03)

0.34 (0.09)

0.40 (0.02)

0.35 (0.09)

0.42 (0.02)

 ADFI|ADWI

0.27(0.12)

0.21 (0.03)

0.49 (0.11)

0.46 (0.03)

0.82 (0.04)

0.86 (0.01)

 ADFI|ADWD

0.27 (0.11)

0.22 (0.03)

0.54 (0.10)

0.48 (0.02)

0.80 (0.04)

0.86 (0.01)

 FIDUR|WIDUR

0.12 (0.10)

0.01 (0.03)

− 0.12 (0.12)

− 0.16 (0.03)

− 0.01 (0.11)

0.11 (0.03)

 FInVisits|WInVisits

− 0.22 (0.10)

− 0.09 (0.03)

− 0.13 (0.12)

− 0.10 (0.03)

0.03 (0.11)

− 0.06 (0.03)

Drinking

 VARWI

0.10 (0.13)

− 0.01 (0.03)

0.23 (0.15)

0.15 (0.03)

0.21 (0.13)

0.17 (0.03)

 VARWD

0.05 (0.13)

0.00 (0.03)

0.10 (0.14)

0.12 (0.03)

0.20 (0.13)

0.15 (0.03)

 VARWIDUR

0.09 (0.12)

0.01 (0.03)

0.03 (0.14)

0.08 (0.03)

0.27 (0.12)

0.12 (0.03)

 VARWInVisits

0.01 (0.12)

− 0.02 (0.03)

− 0.07 (0.14)

0.03 (0.03)

0.08 (0.13)

− 0.01 (0.03)

 VARWIRT

0.10 (0.15)

0.04 (0.03)

0.13 (0.16)

0.14 (0.03)

0.09 (0.16)

0.14 (0.03)

 VARWDRT

0.13 (0.15)

0.04 (0.03)

0.14 (0.17)

0.13 (0.03)

0.13 (0.15)

0.13 (0.03)

Feeding

 VARFI

0.55 (0.20)

0.15 (0.02)

0.65 (0.27)

0.17 (0.02)

0.30 (0.22)

− 0.04 (0.02)

 VARFIDUR

0.11 (0.12)

0.03 (0.03)

− 0.31 (0.13)

− 0.18 (0.02)

− 0.23 (0.12)

− 0.31 (0.02)

 VARFInVisits

− 0.11 (0.09)

− 0.06 (0.03)

− 0.20 (0.11)

− 0.09 (0.02)

0.01 (0.10)

−0.12 (0.02)

 VARFIRT

0.40 (0.87)

0.00 (0.02)

− 0.37 (1.25)

− 0.03 (0.02)

0.16 (0.86)

− 0.08 (0.02)

Drinking

 OFFWI

0.03 (0.14)

0.05 (0.03)

0.38 (0.15)

0.19 (0.03)

0.19 (0.14)

0.16 (0.03)

 OFFWD

0.11 (0.15)

0.03 (0.03)

0.01 (0.18)

0.15 (0.03)

− 0.05 (0.17)

0.16 (0.03)

 OFFWIDUR

0.18 (0.14)

0.03 (0.03)

0.12 (0.16)

0.06 (0.03)

0.11 (0.15)

0.04 (0.03)

 OFFWInVisits

0.10 (0.13)

0.00 (0.03)

− 0.03 (0.14)

0.01 (0.03)

− 0.04 (0.13)

− 0.06 (0.03)

 OFFWIRT

− 0.02 (0.18)

0.04 (0.03)

0.31 (0.19)

0.19 (0.03)

0.00 (0.19)

0.10 (0.03)

 OFFWDRT

0.24 (0.18)

0.07 (0.03)

0.24 (0.21)

0.16 (0.03)

0.18 (0.18)

0.14 (0.03)

Feeding

 OFFFI

− 0.15 (0.17)

− 0.07 (0.02)

− 0.35 (0.17)

− 0.21 (0.02)

− 0.80 (0.08)

− 0.71 (0.01)

 OFFFIDUR

0.02 (0.13)

0.03 (0.03)

0.03 (0.14)

− 0.02 (0.03)

− 0.51 (0.10)

− 0.46 (0.02)

 OFFFInVisits

0.36 (0.13)

0.12 (0.02)

0.08 (0.16)

0.10 (0.03)

− 0.01 (0.15)

− 0.07 (0.02)

 OFFFIRT

0.03 (0.15)

− 0.03 (0.02)

− 0.39 (0.16)

− 0.24 (0.02)

− 0.42 (0.13)

− 0.47 (0.02)

  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; ADWI|ADFI, ADWD|ADFI, WIDUR|FIDUR, WInVisits|FInVisits, ADFI|ADWI, ADFI|ADWD, FIDUR|WIDUR, FInVisits|WInVisits are the fitting the second trait as covariate for the first trait; 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