Table 2. Effect of PACAP 6–38 on hatching weight, pectoral muscle weight and gastrocnemius muscle weight of chicken in D-group and G-group at P0.

Items	D-group	G-group
Hatching weight1 (g)
Control (n = 20)	51.71±0.77	57.06±1.31
PACAP6-38 (n = 20)	41.21±1.97*	42.74±1.97*
Pectoral muscle weight (0.1 g)
Control (n = 20)	12.72±0.23	13.44±0.14
PACAP6-38 (n = 20)	10.28±0.15*	10.28±0.52*
Gastrocnemius muscle weight (0.1 g)
Control (n = 20)	6.36±0.13	6.50±0.1
PACAP6-38 (n = 20)	5.50±0.11*	5.14±0.32*

Data are mean ± SEM.

* p < 0.05 Vs. different reagent treatment in the same light groups.

¹Average BW of all hatching chicks (both male and female) of each treatment group.