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366 n ANGUSJournal n February 2017 Angus Trait Heritabilities and Genetic Correlations CONTINUED FROM PAGE 365 Trait CED BW WW DMI YH PG SC Doc HP CEM Milk MW MH FAT MARB REA CW Calving ease direct (CED) 0.22 1 -0.65 2 Birth weight direct (BW) 0.44 Weaning direct (WW) 0.20 0.44 Dry-matter intake (DMI) 0.37 Yearling height (YH) 0.5 0.48 3 Postweaning gain (PG) 0.20 0.28 3 Scrotal circumference (SC) 0.47 Docility (Doc) 0.37 Heifer pregnancy (HP) 0.14 Calving ease maternal (CEM) 0.11 4 Maternal milk (Milk) 0.14 Mature weight (MW) 0.37 0.75 Mature height (MH) 0.61 Fat thickness (FAT) 0.34 Marbling (MARB) 0.45 Ribeye area (REA) 0.38 0.44 Carcass weight (CW) 0.38 1 Heritability estimates are on the diagonal. 2 Upper off-diagonals are genetic correlations. 3 Genetic correlation between 365-day yearling weight and SC or YH. 4 Maternal component only.