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Table 2.

Pearson correlations among dam and progeny performance and efficiency traits, and CVDS beef cow model outputs for parity 2

Trait1	oMEL	oDMEI	oDEFF	oPFMEI	PWW	PSLW	WR	pMEL	pDMEI	pDEFF
MCWT	0.47*	0.63∗	0.47∗	−0.31∗	0.47∗	0.07	−0.44∗	0.43∗	0.68∗	0.37∗
oMEL		0.71∗	0.42∗	−0.41∗	0.68∗	0.19∗	0.26∗	0.58∗	0.63∗	0.06
oDMEI			0.78∗	−0.36∗	0.69∗	0.08	0.06	0.65∗	0.93∗	0.42∗
oDEFF				−0.52∗	0.11	−0.18∗	−0.39∗	0.19∗	0.67∗	0.80∗
oPFMEI					0.02	0.39∗	0.30∗	−0.19∗	−0.30∗	−0.46∗
PWW						0.30∗	0.56∗	0.85∗	0.71∗	−0.25∗
PSLW							0.25∗	−0.21∗	0.04	−0.35∗
WR								0.44∗	0.07	−0.61∗
pMEL									0.70∗	−0.08
pDMEI										0.48∗

Trait1	oMEL	oDMEI	oDEFF	oPFMEI	PWW	PSLW	WR	pMEL	pDMEI	pDEFF
MCWT	0.47*	0.63∗	0.47∗	−0.31∗	0.47∗	0.07	−0.44∗	0.43∗	0.68∗	0.37∗
oMEL		0.71∗	0.42∗	−0.41∗	0.68∗	0.19∗	0.26∗	0.58∗	0.63∗	0.06
oDMEI			0.78∗	−0.36∗	0.69∗	0.08	0.06	0.65∗	0.93∗	0.42∗
oDEFF				−0.52∗	0.11	−0.18∗	−0.39∗	0.19∗	0.67∗	0.80∗
oPFMEI					0.02	0.39∗	0.30∗	−0.19∗	−0.30∗	−0.46∗
PWW						0.30∗	0.56∗	0.85∗	0.71∗	−0.25∗
PSLW							0.25∗	−0.21∗	0.04	−0.35∗
WR								0.44∗	0.07	−0.61∗
pMEL									0.70∗	−0.08
pDMEI										0.48∗

oMEL, observed milk metabolizable energy (ME) yield; oDMEI, observed dam ME intake; oDEFF, observed biological efficiency (Mcal ME/kg WW); oPFMEI, observed progeny preweaning feed ME intake; PWW, observed progeny weaning weight; PSLW, progeny slaughter weight; WR, ratio of observed progeny weaning weight to dam weight at weaning; pMEL, model predicted ME required for lactation; pDMEI, model predicted dam ME intake; pDEFF, model predicted biological efficiency.

P ≤ 0.05

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