Advances in Zoology

Research Article

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

Table 3

Mean (±SEM) diameters of proximal extremities of long bone in caponised and uncaponised cockerels in (cm).
Parameters CaponisedUncaponised value
Humerus 0.615NS
Femur 0.379NS
Ulna 0.108NS
Tibia 0.062NS
Tarsometatarsus 0.959NS
Not significant ( ), *significant ( ).