Table 2. Correlations between traits analyzed within each cultivar Abor Acres and Ross 308

Traits	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
1 ID	-	0.00	0.05	0.03	0.21	−0.19	0.22	0.04	−0.24	0.25	−0.17	0.25	−0.04	0.05	0.03	0.40	0.02	−0.06	0.44	0.08	−0.11	−0.17	0.00	−0.17	−0.41	0.06	0.07	−0.40	0.15	0.09
2 BW_8	−0.16	-	0.87	0.12	0.18	0.09	0.18	−0.35	0.09	0.14	0.06	0.20	0.14	−0.25	0.24	0.22	−0.12	−0.14	0.25	−0.21	−0.17	0.02	−0.14	−0.12	−0.23	0.33	0.09	−0.21	0.21	0.06
3 DW	−0.15	0.99	-	0.11	0.17	0.09	0.05	−0.35	0.25	0.12	0.01	0.19	0.14	−0.23	0.27	0.25	−0.06	−0.17	0.28	−0.18	−0.15	−0.09	−0.19	−0.19	−0.25	0.28	0.07	−0.24	0.18	0.03
4 LBW	−0.13	0.94	0.93	-	0.87	0.10	−0.25	0.00	−0.01	0.01	−0.14	−0.05	−0.12	−0.04	0.07	−0.05	−0.13	0.09	−0.06	0.04	−0.04	0.32	−0.05	−0.65	0.18	0.02	0.12	0.23	0.04	0.05
5 RBW	−0.07	0.92	0.93	0.93	-	0.05	−0.13	0.07	−0.06	0.11	−0.09	0.08	−0.14	−0.01	0.09	−0.05	−0.11	0.00	−0.02	0.02	−0.07	031	−0.02	−0.65	0.15	0.03	0.13	0.20	0.06	0.05
6 pH	0.32	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.19	-	−0.27	0.02	0.13	−0.49	−0.25	−0.47	−0.13	0.12	0.04	−0.16	0.15	−0.36	−0.16	0.06	−0.41	0.20	−0.09	0.14	0.24	−0.07	0.40	0.27	0.03	0.34
7 Cooking loss	0.10	−0.33	−0.34	−0.24	−0.18	−0.28	-	−0.14	−0.05	0.19	0.24	0.09	−0.03	0.03	−0.11	0.18	−0.23	0.31	0.23	−0.14	0.11	−0.05	0.00	0.26	−0.28	0.15	−0.21	−0.29	0.01	−0.17
8 Drip loss	−0.02	−0.20	−0.21	−0.23	−0.32	−0.39	−0.04	-	−0.20	−0.32	−0.17	−0.02	−0.43	0.29	0.06	−0.13	0.14	−0.04	−0.14	0.24	−0.23	0.30	−0.22	0.01	0.19	−0.34	0.23	0.20	−0.26	0.26
9 Shear force	0.06	−0.60	−0.59	−0.57	−0.59	0.07	0.25	−0.04	-	−0.03	0.04	−0.09	0.18	−0.07	0.16	0.02	0.09	0.06	0.04	0.11	0.14	−0.07	0.03	0.06	0.01	−0.06	−0.17	0.01	0.03	−0.20
10 BH_L*	−0.15	−0.12	−0.16	−0.01	−0.03	−0.33	0.48	−0.18	0.00	-	0.06	0.60	0.36	−0.17	−0.02	0.10	−0.11	0.01	0.17	−0.11	0.20	−0.17	0.20	−0.13	−0.17	0.14	−0.20	−0.19	0.09	−0.15
11 BH_a*	−0.03	0.38	0.42	0.37	0.47	0.43	−0.09	−0.29	−0.10	−0.05	-	−0.01	0.17	0.10	−0.46	0.18	0.19	−0.15	0.16	0.15	−0.05	−0.16	0.10	0.07	−0.19	−0.18	0.02	−0.20	−0.20	0.01
12 BH_b*	−0.02	0.51	0.48	0.58	0.54	0.04	0.15	−0.25	−0.53	0.38	0.32	-	0.07	−0.04	0.31	0.00	−0.08	−0.03	0.05	−0.10	0.01	−0.07	0.28	−0.02	−0.08	0.05	−0.05	−0.11	−0.02	0.02
13 AH_L*	0.10	−0.36	−0.39	−0.30	−0.38	−0.19	0.04	0.14	0.09	0.15	−0.65	−0.23	-	−0.70	−0.23	0.12	0.27	−0.03	0.14	0.15	0.00	−0.24	0.21	0.05	−0.12	−0.04	−0.01	−0.14	0.14	0.08
14 AH_a*	−0.14	0.36	0.39	0.28	0.30	0.14	−0.18	0.25	−0.05	−0.25	0.64	0.10	−0.79	-	0.13	−0.10	−0.14	−0.07	−0.13	0.05	−0.01	0.11	−0.12	−0.04	0.11	−0.02	−0.02	0.11	−0.04	−0.05
15 AH_b*	−0.05	0.59	0.56	0.64	0.67	0.23	0.13	−0.24	−0.37	0.01	0.32	0.64	−0.49	0.31	-	−0.20	−0.19	0.01	−0.20	−0.25	−0.10	0.22	0.07	−0.15	0.19	0.21	0.04	0.17	0.03	−0.02
16 F_8	0.27	0.23	0.24	0.19	0.27	0.33	0.25	−0.40	−0.09	−0.14	0.15	0.15	−0.02	0.02	0.37	-	0.10	0.15	0.98	0.24	0.15	−0.57	−0.16	−0.04	−0.96	−0.08	−0.16	−0.93	0.05	−0.12
17 F_raw	0.19	−0.69	−0.68	−0.69	−0.69	−0.07	0.34	0.04	0.63	−0.24	−0.25	−0.46	0.05	−0.17	−0.31	−0.06	-	−0.01	0.10	0.63	−0.07	−0.07	−0.23	0.14	−0.03	−0.57	0.05	−0.02	−0.15	0.10
18 F_cooked	0.00	−0.31	−0.31	−0.33	−0.35	−0.30	0.02	0.21	−0.04	−0.05	−0.35	−0.41	0.12	−0.24	−0.33	−0.27	0.32	-	0.13	0.09	0.75	0.01	−0.06	−0.07	−0.15	−0.10	−0.77	−0.15	−0.06	−0.73
19 S_8	0.40	0.11	0.12	0.09	0.17	0.34	0.30	−0.35	−0.01	−0.14	0.07	0.03	−0.06	0.01	0.37	0.92	0.06	−0.16	-	0.25	0.15	−0.54	−0.15	−0.01	−0.96	−0.10	−0.17	−0.93	0.05	−0.12
20 S_raw	0.18	−0.45	−0.44	−0.45	−0.42	−0.02	0.48	−0.06	0.63	−0.15	0.00	−0.22	−0.19	0.06	−0.03	0.15	0.87	0.05	0.23	-	0.08	0.04	−0.24	0.02	−0.16	−0.75	−0.04	−0.13	−0.06	0.02
21 S_cooked	0.08	−0.19	−0.16	−0.23	−0.20	−0.22	0.07	0.18	−0.02	−0.11	−0.22	−0.42	−0.02	−0.13	−0.26	−0.25	0.30	0.90	−0.13	0.09	-	−0.20	0.06	−0.07	−0.19	−0.04	−0.94	−0.21	0.05	−0.87
22 D_8	−0.01	−0.44	−0.47	−0.31	−0.39	−0.28	0.40	0.20	0.20	0.36	−0.31	−0.14	0.28	−0.41	−0.40	−0.51	0.35	0.36	−0.41	0.22	0.31	-	−0.05	−0.16	0.64	−0.11	0.12	0.69	−0.13	0.08
23 D raw	−0.04	−0.22	−0.21	−0.26	−0.29	−0.40	−0.15	0.47	0.00	−0.16	−0.49	−0.47	0.48	−0.18	−0.53	−0.24	0.04	0.05	−0.22	−0.20	0.11	0.08	-	0.18	0.10	0.06	−0.09	0.07	0.02	−0.02
24 D cooked	−0.31	0.14	0.17	0.07	0.17	−0.06	−0.09	−0.08	−0.07	0.02	0.33	−0.01	−0.29	0.19	−0.11	−0.03	−0.23	0.03	−0.20	−0.16	0.04	−0.08	−0.08	-	−0.04	−0.09	0.01	−0.07	−0.03	0.14
25 R_8	−0.38	0.03	0.01	0.08	0.00	−0.32	−0.20	0.31	−0.10	0.25	−0.04	0.11	0.06	−0.04	−0.25	−0.85	−0.21	0.10	−0.93	−0.30	0.12	0.50	0.20	0.13	-	0.03	0.21	0.99	−0.06	0.14
26 R raw	−0.21	0.65	0.64	0.65	0.63	0.05	−0.36	−0.03	−0.61	0.16	0.13	0.33	0.03	0.04	0.23	−0.05	−0.92	−0.19	−0.17	−0.92	−0.18	−0.23	0.06	0.30	0.28	-	0.01	0.01	0.66	−0.06
27 R cooked	−0.03	0.08	0.06	0.15	0.12	0.28	0.04	−0.16	0.17	0.08	0.22	0.30	0.03	0.08	0.19	0.16	−0.14	−0.90	0.08	0.06	−0.93	−0.09	−0.06	−0.07	−0.04	0.06	-	0.23	−0.06	0.93
28 C_8	−0.37	0.06	0.03	0.11	0.04	−0.31	−0.16	0.28	−0.11	0.26	−0.06	0.12	0.07	−0.08	−0.22	−0.83	−0.20	0.10	−0.91	−0.28	0.13	0.55	0.19	0.13	0.99	0.28	−0.03	-	−0.07	0.15
29 C raw	−0.21	0.75	0.73	0.72	0.71	0.01	−0.10	−0.13	−0.47	0.06	0.11	0.32	−0.06	0.04	0.32	0.13	−0.66	−0.28	−0.03	−0.55	−0.20	−0.16	0.05	0.33	0.16	0.80	0.17	0.19	-	−0.07
30 C_cooked	−0.04	−0.02	−0.04	0.07	0.02	0.27	0.10	−0.14	0.29	0.06	0.19	0.21	0.08	0.04	0.12	0.13	−0.02	−0.83	0.07	0.14	−0.87	0.02	−0.06	−0.08	−0.04	−0.02	0.98	−0.03	0.12	-

Above the diagonal are the correlations among the traits of Ross 308. Below the diagonal are the correlations among the traits of Abor Acres. BW_8; Body weight at 8 week of age, LBW; left breast weight, RBW; Right breast weight, AH_L^*; Breast color (L^*) after heating, AH_a^*; Breast color (a^*) after heating, AH_b^*; Breast color (b^*) after heating, BH_L^*; Breast color (L^*) after heating, BH_a^*; Breast color (a^*) after heating, BH_b^*; Breast color (b^*) after heating, F_8; Frequency at 8 week, F_Raw; Frequency of raw breast meat, F_Cooked; Frequency of cooked breast meat, the following traits also have the same format.