Genetic inbreeding depression load for morphological traits and defects in the Pura Raza Española horse

Table 5 Pearson’s correlations (± s.d.) between inbreeding depression load genetic values and breeding values in the reference population

	BV_HofW	BV_HatW	BV_LofS	BV_SIL	BV_KK	BV_CrN
IL_HofW	0.669 ± 0.010^*	0.114 ± 0.014^*	0.073 ± 0.014^*	–0.022 ± 0.014	0.122 ± 0.014^*	0.070 ± 0.014^*
IL_HatW	0.257 ± 0.014^*	0.226 ± 0.014^*	0.020 ± 0.014	–0.024 ± 0.014	–0.157 ± 0.014^*	0.016 ± 0.014
IL_LofS	0.037 ± 0.014^*	0.149 ± 0.014^*	0.356 ± 0.013^*	–0.048 ± 0.014^*	–0.182 ± 0.014^*	–0.177 ± 0.014^*
IL_SIL	0.166 ± 0.014^*	0.072 ± 0.014^*	0.000 ± 0.014	–0.068 ± 0.014^*	0.031 ± 0.014	–0.084 ± 0.014^*
IL_KK	–0.073 ± 0.014^*	0.087 ± 0.014^*	0.047 ± 0.014^*	–0.011 ± 0.014	–0.556 ± 0.012^*	0.080 ± 0.014^*
IL_CrN	–0.176 ± 0.014^*	0.019 ± 0.014	0.134 ± 0.014^*	0.025 ± 0.014	–0.112 ± 0.014^*	–0.682 ± 0.010^*

BV breeding value, IL inbreeding load genetic value, HofW
Height of withers, HatW height at withers, LofS length of shoulder, SIL scapular-ischial length, KK knock knee, CrN cresty neck
*Significant differences p < 0.05

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