Table 2. Comparison of body weights between early-feathering (EF) and late-feathering (LF) Korean native chickens

Sources		Hatching (%)	6 wk (%)	12 wk (%)	20 wk (%)	32 wk (%)
♂	EF	36.7±2.9	819.2±100.5	1,802.8±234.1	2,616.9±370.2	3,766.8±378.1
	LF	35.7±3.2	825.0±93.2	1,826.0±212.5	2,603.1±348.6	3,690.4±460.8
♀	EF	32.9±2.5	524.4±83.8	1,177.5±196.8	1,831.1±271.9	2,587.6±273.9
	LF	32.8±2.5	521.2±83.9	1,169.6±173.7	1,827.9±273.2	2,595.2±253.3
Sex (S)	♂	36.0±3.0a	821.8±97.1a	1,813.2±224.4a	2,610.6±359.6a	3,731.1±419.2a
	♀	32.9±2.5b	523.6±83.8b	1,175.4±190.8b	1,830.3±272.0b	2,589.6±268.4b
	P	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Feathering (F)	EF	33.5±2.8	583.7±147.0	1,302.6±323.3	1,982.2±426.5	2,801.6±542.2
	LF	34.1±3.2	630.1±170.0	1,405.9±367.5	2,102.5±478.4	2,978.5±624.1
	P	0.5193	0.9375	0.9348	0.7960	0.5319
S × F	P	0.1133	0.5606	0.3833	0.8435	0.1413

Values (Means±SD) with different superscript within the same column significantly differ.