Age (d) | Whole body weight (g) | Empty body weight2 (g) | Feather weight (g) | Feathers (% of empty body) | ||||
Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
1 8 15 22 29 363 | 45.1 180 437 952 1749 2499 | 46.6 195 516 1045 1655 2437 | 42.0 154 392 866 1632 2305 | 43.0 170 475 964 1534 2278 | 1.4 2.9 9.7 28.3 53.8 83.1 | 1.3 4.3 16.3 35.9 62.6 91.7 | 3.34 1.85 2.38 3.26 3.28 3.61 | 2.95 2.54 3.42 3.72 4.10 4.04 |
Mean | 990 | 975 | 910 | 904 | 30.3 | 35.1 | 2.97 | 3.47 |
| ANOVA significance levels (p) | |||||||
Age (A) Gender (G) A x G | <0.001 =0.746 =0.006 | <0.001 =0.433 =0.003 | <0.001 <0.001 =0.011 | <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 |