Table 4.
Comparison on carcass yield, fresh meat ratio and shear force (g/0.5inch²) of four Korean indigenous commercial chickens at the age of 12 wk

Treatments	Carcass yield (%)	Fresh meat ratio (%)		Shear force (g/0.5inch²)
Treatments	Carcass yield (%)	Breast	Leg	Breast	Leg
G, Male	74.0	8.35^b	9.34	1.73	2.40
G, Female	73.3	7.72^bcd	9.34	1.60	2.30
V, Male	75.2	8.17^bc	9.72	1.84	2.33
V, Female	73.8	9.22^a	9.56	1.70	2.38
S, Male	63.1	6.67^e	8.64	1.82	2.29
S, Female	62.8	7.50^cd	8.56	1.73	2.39
W, Male	66.1	6.66^e	8.92	1.79	2.42
W, Female	62.2	7.38^d	8.35	1.77	2.42
SEM¹	5.02	0.681	0.854	0.143	0.151
Breed
G	73.7^{^a}	8.05	9.34^{^a}	1.66^{^b}	2.35
V	74.5^{^a}	8.69	9.64^{^a}	1.77^{^a}	2.36
S	62.9^{^b}	7.11	8.60^{^b}	1.77^{^a}	2.34
W	64.1^{^b}	7.02	8.64^{^b}	1.78^{^a}	2.42
SEM²	4.99	0.786	0.844	0.151	0.151
Gender
Male	69.6	7.46	9.16	1.79	2.36
Female	67.7	7.93	8.93	1.70	2.37
SEM^³	7.45	1.019	0.949	0.148	0.139
P-Value
Breed × Gender	NS	<0.01	NS	NS	NS
Breed	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.05	NS
Gender	NS	<0.01	NS	<0.01	NS

SEM, standard error of means (n=8).
SEM, standard error of means (n=16).
SEM, standard error of means (n=32).
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.01, P<0.05).