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Table 2 Phenotypic correlations between resistance traits included in the QTL analysis measured on inoculated animals (E. tenella) in the whole F2 cross

From: Microsatellite mapping of QTLs affecting resistance to coccidiosis (Eimeria tenella) in a Fayoumi × White Leghorn cross

 

PC1

2

HEMA3

LES4

WG5

0.70**

0.09*

0.56**

-0.44**

PC1

 

0.09*

0.56**

-0.48**

2

  

0.14**

ns

HEMA3

   

-0.39**

  1. n = 860
  2. *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001; ns = P > 0.10
  3. 1PC = Plasma Coloration 4 d post inoculation (log10(Optical Density at 480 nm)); 2T° = Rectal Body Temperature (°C) 4 d post inoculation; 3HEMA = Hematocrit Level (%) 4 d post inoculation; 4LES = Lesion (from 0 "no lesion" to 4 "most severe lesion") 8 d post inoculation; 5WG = 100 × (Body Weight (8 d post inoculation) – Body Weight (2 d before inoculation))/Body Weight (2 d before inoculation) (%)