. 2021 Jan 25;58(1):70–77. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0190145

Table 3. The body weight,shank length,and shank girth of different groups of Gushi chickens during different growth periods.

Age (days)	LME-LCP¹ >						STD²		P-value
Age (days)	Group A	N³	Group B	N	Group C	N	Group D	N	P-value
Mean body weight, g
14^th	91.56^a	256	89.08^a	216	91.94^a	196	97.80^b	196	<0.001
28^th	189.36^a	204	184.31^a	174	197.36^b	176	210.73^c	176	<0.001
42^nd	340.92^a	228	331.06^ab	215	322.36^b	187	356.94^c	187	<0.001
56^th	524.17^a	192	520.85^a	180	507.62^a	182	553.04^b	182	<0.001
70^th	727.95^a	168	706.77^a	160	675.62^b	144	728.59^a	144	<0.001
84^th	870.77^a	153	887.15^a	145	824.59^b	143	866.19^a	143	<0.001
98^th	1006.30^a	153	1009.99^a	145	945.29^b	143	1006.95^a	143	<0.001
Shank length, cm
14^th	3.25^a	256	3.06^b	216	3.10^b	196	3.21^a	196	<0.001
28^th	4.33^ab	204	4.26^a	174	4.37^b	176	4.26^a	176	0.012
42^nd	5.18^a	228	5.12^a	215	5.13^a	187	5.31^b	187	0.002
56^th	6.47^ac	192	6.37^ad	180	6.31^bd	182	6.57^c	182	<0.001
70^th	6.95^a	168	6.93^a	160	6.80^b	144	7.02^a	144	0.005
84^th	8.08^a	153	8.05^a	145	7.75^b	143	7.54^c	143	<0.001
98^th	8.47^a	153	8.26^b	145	8.16^b	143	8.26^b	143	<0.001
Shank girth, cm
14^th	1.71^a	256	1.73^ab	216	1.75^b	196	1.75^b	196	0.008
28^th	2.20^ac	204	2.17^bc	174	2.23^ad	176	2.27^d	176	<0.001
42^nd	2.70^a	228	2.66^ab	215	2.61^b	187	2.66^a	187	0.005
56^th	2.97	192	2.94	180	2.93	182	2.95	182	0.400
70^th	3.24^a	168	3.22^a	160	3.09^b	144	3.20^a	144	<0.001
84^th	3.42^a	153	3.41^a	145	3.34^b	143	3.41^a	143	<0.001
98^th	3.58^a	153	3.55^a	145	3.49^b	143	3.53^ab	143	<0.001

^a-d

Means within a day with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).

LME-LCP: low metabolizable energy and low crude protein diet.

STD: standard diet.

N: number of birds.