Table 3.

Body weight (g) of SSD and LSD over four flocks.

Stocking density	SSD1	LSD2	P value
Week 1	168.96 ± 4.83	169.52 ± 5.74	0.941
Week 2	461.53 ± 13.86	460.96 ± 13.97	0.977
Week 3	954.81 ± 19.71	951.97 ± 21.36	0.923
Week 4	1598.91 ± 24.51	1625.56 ± 24.38	0.453
Week 5	2286.67 ± 19.40	2296.31 ± 27.34	0.778
Week 6	2946.65 ± 62.43	3016.39 ± 43.10	0.375

Values reported as averages ± SEM by week.

Abbreviations: LSD, low stocking density; SEM, standard error of mean; SSD, standard stocking density.

¹SSD density = 0.23 m² per bird.

²LSD density = 0.27 m² per bird.