Effect of Feed Form on Body Conformation Traits of Different Hybrids of Broiler Chickens

Table 4

Overall phenotypic correlation of body conformation traits of broiler chickens fed pelletized and mash feeds.

Parameters	BKL	BDL	CFC	SHL	WGS	THL	HDL
Back length		0.92	0.95	0.77	0.95	0.89	0.75
Body length			0.93	0.84	0.93	0.92	0.79
Circumference of the chest				0.78	0.95	0.87	0.73
Shank length					0.80	0.79	0.74
Wing span						0.91	0.74
Thigh length							0.73
Head length

BKL, back length; BDL, body length; CFC, circumference of the chest; WGS, wing span; THL, thigh length; HDL, head length; SHL, shank length. Significant at .