Table 4. Shank length of Korean native Samgye chicken breeds from 4 to 7 weeks of age

Breeds1	wk 4	wk 5	wk 6	wk 7
------- cm -------
KNC-SCYC	5.2±0.4c	7.0±0.6c	7.4±0.6d	7.6±0.6e
KNC-SCYD	6.7±0.4b	7.1±0.4bc	7.7±0.6b	8.6±0.6b
KNC-SDYC	6.7±0.4b	7.2±0.3b	7.7±0.5b	8.2±0.5c
KNC-SDYD	6.7±0.4b	7.1±0.4bc	7.7±0.5b	7.8±0.4d
KNC-SYYC	6.7±0.4b	7.2±0.3b	7.6±0.4bc	7.8±0.4d
KNC-SYYD	5.0±0.3d	7.1±0.3bc	7.5±0.4cd	7.6±0.3e
GSP-Hanhyup	6.9±0.4a	7.9±0.4a	8.5±0.5a	8.7±0.5b
Baeksemi	6.9±0.3a	7.8±0.5a	8.4±0.6a	9.6±0.8a
Means	6.4±0.8	7.3±0.5	7.8±0.6	8.3±0.8

In breeds, KNC-SCYC; Korean native chicken-SCYC combination, GSP-Hanhyup; GSP-Hanhyup Korean native chicken, Baeksemi; White semi-broiler.
Values are mean±standard deviation.
The different letters of superscript within the column significantly differ (P<0.01).