Research Article
Effect of Feed Form on Body Conformation Traits of Different Hybrids of Broiler Chickens
Table 3
Effect of genotype on body conformation traits of broiler chicken.
| Parameters (cm) | Arbor Acre | Cobb 500 | Marshall | Ross 308 | SEM (±) | value |
| Back length | 23.18a | 22.56a | 22.55a | 23.03a | 0.22 | 0.656 | Body length | 36.96a | 37.00a | 37.81a | 37.85a | 0.38 | 0.736 | Circumference of the chest | 31.42a | 30.79a | 31.44a | 31.67a | 0.34 | 0.818 | Shank length | 8.81a | 8.86a | 8.84a | 8.68a | 0.08 | 0.824 | Wing span | 43.08a | 42.13a | 42.49a | 42.92a | 0.38 | 0.814 | Thigh length | 13.56a | 13.28a | 13.05a | 13.55a | 0.16 | 0.651 | Head length | 8.67a | 8.55a | 8.41a | 8.38a | 0.06 | 0.249 |
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Means in the same row with the same superscript are not statistically different ( ). SEM, standard error of mean. |