Table 3.
st-square means body weights (g), relativegrowth rate (RGR) and their standard errors (S.E) in different genetic groups.
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| Genetic groups |
NXN |
GXG |
½N½G |
½N½G X½ N½G |
Egy-line |
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| Traits |
Mean ± SE |
Mean ± SE |
Mean ± SE |
Mean ± SE |
Mean ± SE |
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| Body weights: |
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| 5 weeks |
444.0 ± 6.4b |
456.7 ± 8.9 b |
499.0 ± 9.8 a |
441.4 ± 9.4 b |
489.0 ± 13.5ab |
|
| 6 weeks |
542.9 ± 7.2 c |
576.2 ± 10.2 cb |
616.9 ± 11.2 b |
575.2 ± 11.3 b |
655.1 ± 15.2 a |
|
| 8 weeks |
713.7 ± 9.7 d |
804.8 ± 14.5 c |
872.5 ± 16.3 b |
850.2 ± 15.2 cb |
949.6 ± 20.9 a |
|
| 10 weeks |
959.8 14.8 d |
1086.0 ± 18.4 c |
1152.4 ± 21.2 cb |
1175.7 ± 19.0 b |
1262.8 ± 26.2 a |
|
| 12 weeks |
1169.4 ± 18.7d |
1327.7 ± 21.3 c |
1367.3 ± 25.7 c |
1421.1 ± 21.3 b |
1529.9 ± 29.6 a |
|
| 14 weeks |
1388.2 ± 22.7 d |
1554.0 ± 31.5 cb |
1539.2 ± 29.5 c |
1632.9 ± 23.9 b |
1783.4 ± 33.8a |
|
| 16 weeks |
1541.6 ± 30.3 d |
1705.5 ± 37.0 b |
1644.5 ± 26.7 c |
1802.8 ± 26.6 b |
1985.4 ± 37.8a |
|
| 18 weeks |
1744.4 ± 35.3 c |
1893.8 ± 40.2 b |
1801.7 ± 37.2 b |
1980.0 ± 28.7 c |
2170.7 ± 28.7a |
|
| 20 weeks |
1982.6 ± 41.4 c |
2101.5 ± 41.1 b |
1975.7 ± 40.1 c |
2170.1 ± 44.0 b |
2379.1 ± 44.0a |
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| RGR in intervals: |
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| 5-6 week |
20.2 ± 0.40 c |
23.5 ± 0.56 b |
21.1 ± 0.62 c |
29.9 ± 0.62 b |
28.1 ± 0.83a |
|
| 6-8 week |
27.9 ± 0.61 c |
31.8 ± 0.91 b |
30.4 ± 1.0 b |
39.2 ± 0.96 a |
36.3 ± 1.3a |
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| 8-10 week |
26.9 ± 0.64 d |
29.6 ± 0.80 ab |
27.2 ± 0.92 cd |
31.8 ± 0.83a |
29.9 ± 1.1bc |
|
| 10-12 week |
18.5 ± 0.48 ab |
19.3 ± 0.55ab |
17.1 ± 0.66 b |
19.5 ± 0. a 55a |
19.4 ± 0.77a |
|
| 12-14 week |
15.0 ± 0.47 a |
14.7 ± 0.44 cb |
14.0 ± 0.41 c |
15.0 ± 0.33 cb |
16.5 ± 0.32b |
|
| 14-16 week |
11.8 ± 0.47a |
11.5 ± 0.46 cb |
10.5 ± 041 c |
11.8 ± 0.33 cb |
13.02 ± 0.38 b |
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| 16-18 week |
11.6 ± 0.36a |
10.5 ± 0.41 b |
9.2 ± 0.38 b |
10.0 ± 0.29b |
9.9 ± 0.41b |
|
| 18-20 week |
11.1 ± 0.32a |
9.7 ± 0.31 b |
9.8 ± 0.34 b |
9.9 ± 0.23 b |
10.9 ± 0.33a |
|
| 5-20 week |
120.2 ± 1.7 b |
127.7 ± 1.7 b |
114.8 ± 1.6 c |
132.1 ± 1.3a |
130.8 ± 1.8a |
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RGR = Relative growth rate (%)
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