Table 8.
Estimation of days to reach a 2 kg market-weight in new synthetic Korean native commercial chickens by several growth curve equations

Strain Equation1) Female (days) Male (days)
FHFY Reg.1 76.5 62.0
Reg.2 75.6 63.4
GOMP 71.1 59.7
VONB 68.7 57.3
LOGI 72.3 60.8
Means 72.8 60.6
FHHY Reg.1 76.0 62.4
Reg.2 74.9 63.9
GOMP 71.2 59.4
VONB 66.9 54.0
LOGI 72.6 61.4
Means 72.3 60.2
HFFY Reg.1 77.0 63.2
Reg.2 75.7 64.6
GOMP 70.7 59.4
VONB 67.4 53.5
LOGI 72.1 61.9
Means 72.6 60.5
HFHY Reg.1 78.6 63.0
Reg.2 77.4 64.3
GOMP 73.1 59.9
VONB 69.9 55.0
LOGI 74.7 61.7
Means 74.7 60.8
Reg.1, linear regression equation; Reg.2, quadratic regression equation; GOMP, Gompertz function; VONB, Von Bertalantffy function; LOGI, Logistic function.