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. 2020 Oct 7;99(12):7066–7075. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.09.076

Table 1.

Feed efficiency and phenotype data for female and male chickens with high and low residual feed intake.

Parameter Males
Females
HFE LFE HFE LFE
Daily feed intake(g) 75.30 ± 10.58 95.85 ± 6.73 65.63 ± 4.82A 82.95 ± 1.69B
Daily BW gain(g) 27.50 ± 4.58 22.00 ± 2.05 21.83 ± 0.95A 18.17 ± 0.29B
FCR (g/g) 2.75 ± 0.21A 4.37 ± 0.20B 3.01 ± 0.15A 4.57 ± 0.09B
RFI (g) −13.02 ± 0.92A 13.56 ± 1.47B −11.79 ± 2.55A 11.89 ± 1.62B

A,BDifferent capital letters indicate that the difference is statistically significant (P < 0.01). HFE and LFE denote high feed efficiency and low feed efficiency, respectively.

Abbreviations: FCR, feed conversion ratio; RFI, residual feed intake.