Table-1.
Means and SE of body weight by age, genetic group, and sex.
Body weight (g) at | Genetic group | Sig. | Sex | Sig. | ||||||||||
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AA | LL | AL | LA | Male | Female | |||||||||
n | Mean±SE | n | Mean±SE | n | Mean±SE | n | Mean±SE | n | Mean±SE | n | Mean±SE | |||
4 weeks | 274 | 237.50a±2.71 | 321 | 172.12c±2.13 | 425 | 223.81b±2.09 | 265 | 240.91a±2.43 | **** | 521 | 222.61±1.77 | 764 | 211.83±1.44 | **** |
8 weeks | 180 | 649.54a±11.77 | 79 | 510.06b±9.76 | 244 | 635.72a±7.76 | 155 | 621.50a±12.14 | **** | 244 | 679.80±9.12 | 414 | 573.32±8.43 | **** |
Sexual maturity | 61 | 1669.16b±32.64 | 20 | 1829.25a±4.73 | 55 | 1649.72b±28.21 | 43 | 1563.74b±35.42 | **** |
p≤0.0001.
Different letters within a row for genetic group indicate statistically significant differences. AA=Alexandria × Alexandria, LL=Lohmann × Lohmann, AL=Alexandria male × Lohmann female, LA=Lohmann male × Alexandria female, SE=Standard error