Table 3.
Average body condition scores.
Week of age | Eye1 |
Nostril2 |
Feather cleanliness2 |
Feather quality1 |
Foot pad1 |
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Control | PC | Control | PC | Control | PC | Control | PC | Control | PC | |
1 | 0.060 ± 0.008 | 0.010 ± 0.008 | 0.058 ± 0.016 | 0.035 ± 0.12 | 0.024 ± 0.009 | 0.036 ± 0.028 | 0.011 ± 0.005 | 0.012 ± 0.005 | 0.187 ± 0.054 | 0.113 ± 0.030 |
2 | 0.005 ± 0.005 | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.140 ± 0.099 | 0.076 ± 0.047 | 0.005 ± 0.005 | 0.096 ± 0.041 | 0.013 ± 0.009 | 0.016 ± 0.007 | 0.214 ± 0.092 | 0.267 ± 0.050 |
3 | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.124 ± 0.067 | 0.214 ± 0.125 | 0.097 ± 0.035 | 0.054 ± 0.024 | 0.106 ± 0.024 | 0.046 ± 0.016 | 0.034 ± 0.017 | 0.075 ± 0.057 |
4 | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.015 ± 0.009 | 0.100 ± 0.032 | 0.172 ± 0.061 | 0.185 ± 0.057 | 0.161 ± 0.060 | 0.413 ± 0.170 | 0.330 ± 0.140 | 0.068 ± 0.028 | 0.032 ± 0.025 |
5 | 0.044 ± 0.019 | 0.038 ± 0.011 | 0.118 ± 0.027 | 0.095 ± 0.020 | 0.265 ± 0.074 | 0.201 ± 0.059 | 0.668 ± 0.124 | 0.872 ± 0.170 | 0.194 ± 0.054 | 0.148 ± 0.041 |
0 to 2 scoring range, with higher numbers indicating poorer score.
0 to 1 scoring range, with higher numbers indicating poorer score.