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Table 1 Changes in IMF, TG, PLIP and breast muscle weight in two chicken breeds at different ages

From: Identification of differentially expressed genes and pathways for intramuscular fat deposition in pectoralis major tissues of fast-and slow-growing chickens

Ages and breeds

IMF (%)

TG (mg/g)

PLIP (mg/g)

Muscle weight (g)

BJY

AA

BJY

AA

BJY

AA

BJY

AA

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.34 ± 0.17e

1.58 ± 0.13d

21

1.83 ± 0.13b

2.49 ± 0.32b

5.19 ± 0.63b

10.88 ± 0.54 b

2.67 ± 0.30 b

0.53 ± 0.16 b

7.73 ± 0.59d

41.29 ± 1. 29c

42

2.43 ± 0.25a

2.11 ± 0.36b

8.28 ± 0.92 a

8.81 ± 0.72 b

2.82 ± 0.30 b

2.14 ± 0.26 a

15.22 ± 0.78c

132.88 ± 2.01b

90

2.74 ± 0.15a

5.39 ± 0.88a

12.13 ± 1.27a

22.68 ± 0.65 a

3.90 ± 0.31 ab

3.42 ± 0.29 a

49.67 ± 1.52b

351.29 ± 3.89a

120

2.67 ± 0.36a

/

9.25 ± 1.11a

/

5.77 ± 0.30 a

/

96.50 ± 1.29a

/

  1. Data are means ± SD (n = 6), different lowercase superscripts in each column indicate significant differences (P < 0.05). Content of lipids (IMF, TG, PLIP) within breast tissue at d 1 were too little to measure by current method and were set to “0”. IMF, Intramuscular fat; TG, Triglyceride; PLIP, Phospholipids; BJY, Beijing-you; AA, Arbor Acres.