Table 4.
Effect of pigeon parent’s sex on growth performance of squabs during the brooding period.
| Parameters | Groups | SEM | F-Value | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooding by both Parents | Brooding by Male Only | Brooding by Female Only | ||||
| Initial body weight (g) | 49.65 | 48.55 | 47.05 | 0.58 | 1.70 | 0.191 |
| Final body weight (g) | 467.50 a | 290.90 b | 287.25 b | 10.98 | 5878.55 | 0.00 |
| Body weight gain (g) | 417.85 a | 242.35 b | 240.20 b | 10.86 | 7743.08 | 0.00 |
| Total feed intake (g) | 1394.20 a | 710.25 b | 680.45 b | 43.99 | 562.85 | 0.00 |
| Feed conversion ratio | 3.33 a | 2.93 b | 2.83 b | 0.04 | 23.16 | 0.00 |
| Relative growth rate | 161.68 a | 142.8 b | 143.74 b | 1.22 | 173.62 | 0.00 |
| Protein efficiency ratio | 1.88 b | 2.16 a | 2.22 a | 0.03 | 17.94 | 0.00 |
| Survival rate % | 100.00 | 95.00 | 95.00 | 2.32 | 0.50 | 0.612 |
a–c Means bearing different superscript letters within the same row are significantly different (p <0.05). SEM: Standard error of the means.