Table 2. Expressions of HSP genes before and after mixed rearing of male and female chickens in Korean native chicken

Rearing Sex n H/L ratio
Before mixed rearing Female 44 0.33±0.17b
Male 41 0.35±0.22b
After mixed rearing Female 40 0.99±0.40a
Male 34 0.88±0.43a
Male and female mixed rearing (R)
Before 85 0.34±0.19b
After 74 0.94±0.41a
P-values <0.0001
Sex (S)
Female 84 0.64±0.44
Male 75 0.59±0.42
P-values 0.4114
P-values of R × S 0.1766
Values with different superscripts in column significantly differ.