Table 3.
The relative amount of telomeric DNA (%) and telomere shortening ratio in the 5 Korean native chicken breeds

Breeds	12 wks (A)	45 wks (B)	Telomere shortening ratio*
Korean Rhode Island Red	2.86±0.13a	1.65±0.07a	42.31
Korean White Leghorn	2.83±0.13ab	1.65±0.07a	41.70
Korean Ogye	2.72±0.15c	1.60±0.09ab	41.18
Korean Brown Cornish	2.73±0.16c	1.51±0.12b	44.69
Hwanggalsaek Jaeraejong	2.78±0.13bc	1.57±0.10ab	43.53
Means	2.79±0.14	1.60±0.09	42.68±1.42

Telomere shortening ratio (%) = (A − B) / A × 100.