Table 3. Percentages of melanin pigment between male and female chickens.

Number	Muscle name	Mean ± SD		P value*
		Male	Female
1	Latissimus dorsi	0.535 ± 0.166	0.673 ± 0.445	0.596
2	Serratus profundus	0.250 ± 0.121	0.447 ± 0.119	0.091
3	Pectoralis	0.091 ±0.046	0.122 ± 0.114	0.687
4	Obliquus externus abdominis	0.700 ± 0.414	1.148 ± 0.321	0.094
5	Complexus	0.799 ± 0.672	1.185 ± 0.597	0.365
6	Biventer cervicis	0.220 ± 0.159	0.711 ± 0.437	0.065
7	Longus colli ventralis	0.497 ± 0.228	0.771 ± 0.066	0.054
8	Deltoidius pars propatagialis	0.318 ± 0.122	1.717 ± 2.336	0.317
9	Extensor carpi radialis	0.515 ± 0.215	0.468 ± 0.239	0.770
10	Ectepicondyloulnaris	0.582 ± 0.607	0.323 ±0.103	0.398
11	Extensor carpi ulnaris	0.428 ± 0.300	0.561 ± 0.398	0.569
12	Deltoidius pars major	0.183 ± 0.057	0.285 ± 0.106	0.158
13	Triceps brachii	0.245 ± 0.135	0.279 ± 0.159	0.742
14	Biceps brachii	0.489 ± 0.305	0.492 ± 0.295	0.987
15	Flexor carpi ulnaris	1.443 ± 1.743	0.612 ± 0.106	0.348
16	Flexor digitorum profundus	0.316 ± 0.140	0.782 ± 0.875	0.366
17	Pronator superficialis	0.377 ± 0.227	0.454 ± 0.329	0.716
18	Iliotibialis cranialis	0.206 ± 0.151	0.173 ± 0.028	0.653
19	Iliotibialis lateralis pars preacetabularis	0.549 ± 0.391	0.401 ± 0.324	0.553
20	Iliotibialis lateralis pars postacetabularis	0.335 ± 0.171	0.399 ± 0.185	0.604
21	Flexor cruris lateralis	0.295 ± 0.153	0.334 ± 0.145	0.751
22	Gastrocnemius	0.439 ± 0.304	0.586 ± 0.494	0.621
23	Flexor perforans et perforatus digiti II	1.430 ± 1.741	0.822 ± 0.735	0.550
24	Flexor perforans et perforatus digiti III	1.342 ± 1.209	0.852 ± 0.101	0.478
25	Fibularis longus	0.819 ± 0.575	0.575 ± 0.476	0.566
26	Iliotrochantericus cranialis	0.735 ± 0.481	0.452 ± 0.262	0.353
27	Iliotrochantericus medius	0.662 ± 0.263	0.617 ± 0.150	0.808
28	Iliofemorarlis internus	0.345 ± 0.333	0.459 ± 0.097	0.617
29	Femorotibailis lateralis	0.239 ± 0.091	0.225 ± 0.153	0.878
30	Flexor cruris medialis	0.703 ± 0.596	0.412 ± 0.299	0.499
31	Puboischiofemoralis pars medialis	0.818 ± 0.511	0.812 ± 0.622	0.989
32	Femorotibailis medialis	0.609 ± 0.161	0.711 ± 0.266	0.557
33	Ambiens	0.339 ± 0.075	0.511 ± 0.307	0.347
34	Femorotibialis intermedius	0.398 ± 0.332	0.268 ± 0.106	0.498

Note:

^*P value indicates the statistical differences in mean values between male and female chickens when p < 0.05.