Table 1.
Effect of paternal telomere length on the hatching performance in Korean native chicken

Paternal telomere length Fertility Early embryonic mortality Late embryonic mortality Hatchability
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1.41-1.60 92.61±4.80 3.02±5.16 8.37±5.89 88.63±4.85
1.61-1.80 93.83±5.59 6.00±5.17 5.07±6.31 88.95±10.46
1.81-2.04 87.39±6.24 2.13±2.94 7.71±8.61 90.23±9.05
P value 0.0841 0.2495 0.6598 0.9276