Table 1.
Comparison of body weights and weight differences between male and female Korean native commercial chickens
Age (days) | Male (g) | Female (g) | P-value | Weight difference between male and female (g) |
1 | 40.8±3.43 | 40.5±3.37 | 0.2038 | 0.3 |
14 | 188.8±33.39a | 178.7±30.13b | <0.0001 | 10.1 |
28 | 558.4±74.15a | 504.8±64.87b | <0.0001 | 53.6 |
42 | 1,102.7±120.28a | 947.4±107.82b | <0.0001 | 155.3 |
56 | 1,587.4±173.62a | 1,394.3±148.83b | <0.0001 | 193.1 |
70 | 2,149.9±281.49a | 1,811.2±222.03b | <0.0001 | 338.7 |
84 | 2,719.4±369.28a | 2,239.5±251.40b | <0.0001 | 479.5 |
Values are mean±standard deviation.
The different letters of superscript within the row significantly differ (P<0.01).