Table 1.
Survival rate and egg production performance of the 5 Korean native chicken breed

Breeds Survival rate (%) Age at first egg laying (d) Ave. hen-day egg production from 22 to 50 wks (%) Egg weight at 32 wks (g)
Korean Rhode Island Red 99.0±0.0 127.9±2.7b 60.7±11.4b 56.7±3.6ab
Korean White Leghorn 96.5±3.8 120.0±1.8d 74.8±12.6a 59.3±4.2a
Korean Ogye 91.1±7.8 127.5±2.4b 36.4±10.7c 48.2±3.7c
Korean Brown Cornish 93.0±8.4 143.1±5.3a 9.9±5.8d 55.3±5.8b
Hwanggalsaek Jaeraejong 95.1±3.1 122.3±3.6c 41.8±15.1c 50.3±2.8c
Means 94.9±5.3 128.6±9.0 44.7±24.8 54.5±5.4