Table 2.
Feed utility of the early-feathering and late-feathering Korean native commercial chickens

Feed utility Feathering 2 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks 10 weeks 12 weeks
Average daily feed intake (g/chick) Early 27.6±1.7 77.3±4.3 86.2±6.4 109.3±4.8 111.3±5.4 141.1±13.4
Late 27.2±1.5 79.0±2.5 89.1±3.0 111.4±4.2 106.8±2.2 127.5±10.2
P-value 0.5970 0.4481 0.3936 0.4194 0.1175 0.0694
Cumulative feed conversion ratio (g/g) Early 2.06±0.07 2.44±0.10 2.37±0.11 2.54±0.11 2.74±0.12 3.07±0.13
Late 2.12±0.06 2.56±0.13 2.48±0.22 2.64±0.14 2.77±0.10 3.13±0.17
P-value 0.1024 0.0566 0.1238 0.1270 0.6195 0.4491