Table 4. Comparison of viability between crossbred Korean native chickens and Hy-Line Brown from weeks 18 to 64
Treatment1 | Viability (%) |
CFCK | CFYC | CFYD | CKCF | CKYC | CKYD | YCCF | YCCK | YCYD | YDCF | YDCK | YDYC | Hy-Line Brown |
Week 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Week 20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Week 24 | 92 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 100 |
Week 28 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 100 | 95 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 100 | 100 |
Week 32 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 100 | 95 | 87 | 88 | 78 | 89 | 91 | 77 | 94 | 100 |
Week 36 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 100 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 78 | 89 | 91 | 77 | 94 | 100 |
Week 40 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 100 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 77 | 94 | 100 |
Week 44 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 100 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 73 | 94 | 97 |
Week 48 | 84 | 91 | 88 | 100 | 95 | 74 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 73 | 94 | 97 |
Week 52 | 84 | 91 | 88 | 57 | 95 | 61 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 64 | 94 | 97 |
Week 56 | 84 | 77 | 88 | 57 | 95 | 61 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 64 | 94 | 97 |
Week 60 | 84 | 77 | 88 | 57 | 95 | 61 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 94 | 95 |
Week 64 | 84 | 77 | 88 | 57 | 95 | 61 | 88 | 74 | 86 | 82 | 64 | 94 | 95 |
C, D: Korean Rhode Island; F, K: Korean Leghorn; Y: Korean domestic chicken.