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. 2023 Feb 10;102(5):102571. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102571

Table 4.

Effect of strain1 and target weight on breast fillet dimensions of female broilers.

Treatment Dimensions
Strain Length2 Width3 Thickness4
SYA 168.90a 167.83 33.16b
SYB 169.85a 166.13 32.63b
HYA 166.57b 164.42 34.80a
HYB 169.80a 167.35 35.96a
SEM 0.60 1.07 0.39
Target weight (g)
 2043 140.11e 135.30e 27.07e
 2497 155.02d 152.69d 29.76d
 2951 166.12c 163.13c 32.52c
 3405 182.31b 179.44b 37.88b
 4313 200.35a 201.61a 43.46a
 SEM 0.67 1.19 0.43
P-values
 Strain 0.0010 0.1244 <0.0001
 Target weight <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Interaction 0.0803 0.9504 0.1186
1

Abbreviations: HYA, high yielding A, HYB, high yielding B; SYA, standard yielding A, SYB, standard yielding B.

2

Measured in mm at the top of the fillet in the cranial region to the tip of the fillet in the caudal region.

3

Measured in mm at 1/3 the caudal end of the fillet.

4

Measured in mm at the thickest part of the cranial region of the fillet.

a-e

Means without a common superscript were determined to be significantly different (P < 0.05) by a Tukey's HSD test.