Table 3. Survival rates of early-feathering (EF) and late-feathering (LF) Korean native chickens

Feathering types Growing period (2~14wks) Laying period (15~40wks) Total period (2~40wks)
%
EF chickens 100±0.0 97.7±1.3a 98.6±2.3a
LF chickens 99.2±0.4 94.1±3.2b 94.5±4.9b
Values (Means±SD) with different superscript within the same column significantly differ (P<0.01).