Table 3 Associations of MR5 with chicken growth traits

BW at 21 days (g)

0.0469

211.8 ± 1.92^a

206.4 ± 3.67^ab

196.4 ± 5.83^b

BW at 28 days (g)

0.0045

313.3 ± 3.04^A

301.8 ± 5.83^A

281.0 ± 9.11^B

BW at 35 days (g)

0.0153

441.3 ± 4.73^a

415.6 ± 9.11^b

402.5 ± 14.24^b

SD at 63 days (mm)

0.0284

9.45 ± 0.13^ab

8.93 ± 0.23^a

9.69 ± 0.36^b

ADG at 0–4 weeks (g/d)

0.0051

10.11 ± 0.11^A

9.74 ± 0.21^A

8.96 ± 0.32^B