Advances in Zoology

Research Article

Osteometric Effects of Surgical Caponisation on Some Long Bones in Cockerel Chickens

Table 1

Means (±SEM) of final body weight and weight of some long bone of caponised and uncaponised cockerels in (g).
ParametersUncaponisedCaponised value
Final body weight (g) 0.000*
Humerus 1.000NS
Femur 0.011*
Ulna NR
Tibia 0.202NS
Tarsometatarsus 1.000NS
Not significant ( ), significant ( ), NR = no result.