Table 1
Means, standard deviations, and coefficients of variation (CV, %) of mature weight (A) and maturing rate (k) using weight-age data up to specific ages (week)
| Strain | A21 | A24 | A27 | A30 | A33 | A36 |
| k21 | k24 | k27 | k30 | k33 | k36 |
| BL | 1,996.7 ± 348.9 | 2,012.6 ± 329.4 | 2,027.4 ± 377.4 | 1,997.4 ± 344.9 | 1,976.1 ± 311.0 | 1,965.7 ± 281.3 |
| (17.5) | (16.4) | (18.6) | (17.3) | (15.7) | (15.7) |
| 3.632 ± 0.297 | 3.610 ± 0.294 | 3.618 ± 0.344 | 3.652 ± 0.363 | 3.672 ± 0.371 | 3.680 ± 0.386 |
| (8.2) | (8.2) | (9.5) | (9.9) | (10.1) | (10.5) |
|
| GB | 2,027.6 ± 417.7 | 1,884.4 ± 289.9 | 1,893.6 ± 301.2 | 1,850.7 ± 264.9 | 1,835.2 ± 262.1 | 1,842.6 ± 269.7 |
| (20.6) | (15.4) | (15.9) | (14.3) | (14.3) | (14.6) |
| 3.560 ± 0.202 | 3.588 ± 0.238 | 3.599 ± 0.275 | 3.654 ± 0.305 | 3.694 ± 0.341 | 3.688 ± 0.357 |
| (5.7) | (6.6) | (7.7) | (8.4) | (9.2) | (9.7) |
|
| RB | 2,055.2 ± 454.3 | 2,108.5 ± 432.3 | 2,148.9 ± 434.1 | 2,109.9 ± 421.0 | 2,084.1 ± 410.9 | 2,127.1 ± 421.1 |
| (22.1) | (20.5) | (20.2) | (20.0) | (19.7) | (19.7) |
| 3.633 ± 0.288 | 3.609 ± 0.333 | 3.636 ± 0.520 | 3.687 ± 0.548 | 3.718 ± 0.492 | 3.626 ± 0.442 |
| (7.9) | (9.2) | (14.3) | (14.9) | (13.2) | (12.2) |
|
| WH | 2,057.7 ± 449.2 | 1,993.6 ± 421.3 | 1,985.2 ± 430.8 | 1,933.1 ± 350.5 | 1,901.2 ± 311.8 | 1,905.4 ± 299.0 |
| (21.8) | (21.1) | (21.7) | (18.1) | (16.4) | (15.7) |
| 3.689 ± 0.255 | 3.751 ± 0.333 | 3.803 ± 0.393 | 3.856 ± 0.413 | 3.915 ± 0.442 | 3.888 ± 0.465 |
| (6.9) | (8.9) | (10.3) | (10.7) | (11.3) | (12.0) |
|
| YB | 1,906.2 ± 335.0 | 1,819.0 ± 235.0 | 1,791.0 ± 259.8 | 1,726.2 ± 216.3 | 1,691.3 ± 205.5 | 1,686.4 ± 204.9 |
| (17.6) | (12.9) | (14.5) | (12.5) | (12.2) | (12.2) |
| 3.466 ± 0.243 | 3.502 ± 0.265 | 3.539 ± 0.289 | 3.621 ± 0.323 | 3.699 ± 0.362 | 3.706 ± 0.372 |
| (7.0) | (7.6) | (8.2) | (8.9) | (9.8) | (10.0) |