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Genetic lines (breed), classification (category), source and mean body weight at 8 weeks of age |
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| Breed |
Category1 |
Source2 |
Body weight, kg |
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| Auracana |
T |
1 |
0.80 |
| Barnevelder |
T |
1 |
0.82 |
| Brown Leghorn |
T |
1 |
0.84 |
| Buff Orpington |
T |
1 |
1.08 |
| Friesian Fowl |
T |
1 |
0.63 |
| Ixworth |
T |
2 |
1.56 |
| J line |
T |
3 |
0.88 |
| Maran |
T |
1 |
1.22 |
| White Dorking |
T |
1 |
1.31 |
| White Sussex |
T |
2 |
1.47 |
| Layer 1 |
L |
4 |
1.03 |
| Layer 2 |
L |
4 |
0.81 |
| Layer 3 |
L |
4 |
0.99 |
| Layer 4 |
L |
4 |
0.89 |
| Layer 5 |
L |
4 |
1.04 |
| Layer 6 |
L |
4 |
0.95 |
| Layer 7 |
L |
5 |
0.95 |
| Layer 8 |
L |
5 |
0.92 |
| Layer 9 |
L |
5 |
1.25 |
| Layer 10 |
L |
5 |
1.01 |
| Layer 11 |
L |
5 |
1.04 |
| Layer 12 |
L |
5 |
1.23 |
| Broiler 1 |
B |
6 |
3.79 |
| Broiler 2 |
B |
6 |
4.46 |
| Broiler 3 |
B |
6 |
4.36 |
| Broiler 4 |
B |
6 |
3.96 |
| Broiler 5 |
B |
7 |
3.50 |
| Broiler 6 |
B |
7 |
2.76 |
| Broiler 7 |
B |
7 |
3.66 |
| Broiler 8 |
B |
7 |
3.42 |
| Broiler 9 |
B |
8 |
4.02 |
| Broiler 10 |
B |
8 |
3.10 |
| Broiler 11 |
B |
8 |
4.30 |
| Broiler 12 |
B |
8 |
2.71 |
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1 T = traditional line; L = commercial layer line; B = commercial broiler line 2 Origin of chicks; the same number indicates the same breeder of traditional breeds or commercial breeding company | |||
Sandercock et al. Genetics Selection Evolution 2009 41:8 doi:10.1186/1297-9686-41-8 |
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