Table 6 Coefficients of variation for traits measured in France and Taiwan, for each line and each genotype at the naked neck locus

Body weight at 16 weeks

11.7

14.1

8.19

14.9

12.8

6.74

9.48

13.3

12.0

12.1

8.94

11.5

Age at first egg

12.8

8.16

6.4

10.5

6.8

7.33

5.9

9.3

15.4

7.34

5.8

9.02

Clutch length (Trans.)

33.2

28.8

29.6

32.2

31.7

36.9

14.7

28.2

20.7

31.9

17.7

29.1

Egg number at 44 weeks (Trans.)

39.1

41.8

28.9

42.2

30.0

34.4

8.92

29.5

18.9

36.4

21.1

25.2

Laying rate

31.4

30.8

23.1

30.3

22.1

22.7

5.4

20.0

12.3

27.2

16.4

16.9

Adult body weight

14.7

11.5

13.6

13.7

17.2

8.51

8.39

12.5

12.6

11.9

12.5

13.4

Egg weight

9.79

5.3

8.17

8.82

8.64

7.39

7.45

6.66

8.79

8.10

6.44

6.84