Table 3.

Lactate and glycogen contents in the muscle and liver of the pHu+ and pHu− lines at hatching (D0) and 5 days post-hatching.

Age	Tissue	Metabolites1	pHu+	pHu−	Line effect2
D0	Liver	Lactate	13.66 ± 0.15	13.79 ± 0.11	NS
		Glycogen content	116.97 ± 4.76	105.60 ± 6.77	NS
	PM muscle3	Lactate	24.48 ± 1.24	25.90 ± 1.37	NS
		Glycogen content	108.50 ± 4.71	122.87 ± 4.61	0.04
	Pipping muscle	Lactate	23.40 ± 0.85	31.71 ± 1.96	0.001
		Glycogen content	111.40 ± 3.81	142.49 ± 6.68	0.0008
D5	Liver	Lactate	14.51 ± 0.20	14.89 ± 0.25	NS
		Glycogen content	90.83 ± 3.45	95.74 ± 3.66	NS
	PM muscle	Lactate	37.88 ± 1.11	42.47 ± 1.45	0.02
		Glycogen content	119.80 ± 2.94	149.78 ± 4.14	<0.0001

Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 8 males and n = 8 females per line).

¹Lactate expressed as μmol/g; glycolytic potential expressed as μmol equivalent lactate/g.

²NS = not significant.

³PM muscle = Pectoralis major muscle.