Conservation-based breeding program design for genetic improvement in Gumz sheep in the western lowlands of Ethiopia

Table 2 Phenotypic standard deviations (σ_p), economic values, heritabilities along diagonal, genetic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlations used in simulated selection in Menz sheep

Traits	Economic values (birr)	Variance	SWT	LTS	PWS
SWT	34.5	4.64	0.29	0.09	0.10
LTS	60.2	0.012	0.09	0.13	− 0.02
PWS	190.6	0.013	0.10	0.00	0.07

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