Table 2.

Sensitivity of input variables (predictors) for prediction of slaughter weight (SW) in Japanese quails.

Input variable	BW20	Sex	BW15	BW10	EW	BW5	HW
Variable sensitivity ratio	4.73	2.04	1.79	1.73	1.71	1.52	1.53
Importance of input variables to predict SW	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Abbreviations: BW5, body weight at day 5; BW10, body weight at day 10; BW15, body weight at day 15; BW20, body weight at day 20; EW, egg weight; HW, body weight at hatch; SW, body weight at day 45 as slaughter weight.