Table 3.
Comparison of the telomeric DNA content and telomere shortening ratio between male and female Korean native commercial chickens

Sex	2 weeks (A) (%)	12 weeks (B) (%)	Telomere shortening ratio1 (%)
Male	3.11±0.13	2.68±0.13	14.18±4.42
Female	3.10±0.16	2.68±0.12	13.30±5.97
P-value	0.5364	0.9195	0.2246

Values are mean±standard deviation
Telomere shortening ratio (%)=(A–B)/A×100