Table III. Phenotypic Correlations (Cont.) 

 Correlated Traits Correlation Station 



Age at first egg 

 Egg production 

 Egg weight (Oct.) 



(March) 

 Specific gravity (Oct.) 



(March) 

 Haugh units (Oct.) 



(March) 



Shank Score and 



Body weight at 8 weeks (males) 



(females) 



Serum Cholesterol (6 wk.) and 

 Body weight at 8 weeks 

 Adult body weight 

 Age at first egg 

 Egg production 

 Egg weight (Oct.) 



(March) 

 Albumen quality 

 Blood spot incidence 

 Meat spot incidence 

 Shell strength 



0.02 



0.03 



0.13* 



0.13* 



0.08 



0.02 



0.24* 



0.22* 



0.11 

 0.04 



0.00 

 0.01 

 0.01 

 0.06 

 0.02 

 0.05 

 0.04 

 0.05 

 0.08 

 0.05 







New Hampshire 



Maryland 



n 



n 



* P ^ 0.05. 



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