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Table 2 Body weight, ovary weights and the ratios of ovary weight to body weight of LL and SL hens

From: Sexual maturation in hens is not associated with increases in serum leptin and the expression of leptin receptor mRNA in hypothalamus

 

D112

D136

Parameters

LL

SL

LL

SL

Body weight (Kg)

1.31 ± 0.03a

1.29 ± 0.04a

1.58 ± 0.04b

1.43 ± 0.03c

Ovary weight (g)

0.47 ± 0.04a

0.50 ± 0.03a

16.42 ± 3.55b

0.76 ± 0.16a

Ovary weight/body weight (g/kg)

0.61 ± 0.05a

0.65 ± 0.05a

26.34 ± 5.57b

1.11 ± 0.26a

  1. Values are means ± S.E.M. LL long-light group, SL short-light group.
  2. Values in the same experiment bearing different superscripts (a, b, c) are significantly different (P < 0.05, n = 20).
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891