Table 2 Pearson correlations between stress related parameters and carcass characteristics in pigs

Dopamine

0.17441

-0.12525

0.38742^†

0.38046^†

0.35687^†

-0.0782

0.17313

-0.24979

-0.16744

-0.31124

(0.4150)

(0.5598)

(0.0614)

(0.0666)

(0.0869)

(0.7164)

(0.4185)

(0.2391)

(0.4342)

(0.1388)

Serotonin

1

0.15296

-0.23372

-0.33613

0.1021

0.11875

0.47151^*

-0.15803

-0.21289

0.23589

(0.4755)

(0.2717)

(0.1083)

(0.6350)

(0.5805)

(0.0200)

(0.4608)

(0.3179)

(0.2671)

Cortisol

1

-0.01153

-0.50346^*

0.23945

0.1128

-0.16196

-0.10075

-0.20653

-0.20126

(0.9574)

(0.0121)

(0.2598)

(0.5997)

(0.4496)

(0.6395)

(0.3329)

(0.3457)

Epinephrine

1

0.37565^†

0.44173^*

0.04868

-0.26513

0.12583

0.26485

-0.10158

(0.0705)

(0.0307)

(0.8213)

(0.2105)

(0.5580)

(0.2110)

(0.6367)

Norepinephrine

1

0.24749

-0.1642

0.10269

-0.09706

0.05616

0.03047

(0.2436)

(0.4433)

(0.6330)

(0.6519)

(0.7944)

(0.8876)

Glycogen

1

0.34603^†

0.2142

-0.11627

-0.06344

-0.05825

(0.0977)

(0.3149)

(0.5885)

(0.7684)

(0.7869)

Lactic acid

1

0.18238

-0.0603

-0.04774

0.08369

(0.3937)

(0.7795)

(0.8247)

(0.6974)

HSP70

1

-0.10532

-0.10795

0.40779^*

(0.6243)

(0.6156)

(0.0479)

Body weight

1

0.97714^**

0.22967

(< 0.0001)

(0.2803)

Carcass weight

1

0.24811

(0.2424)

Backfat thickness

1