Table 2 Descriptive statistics in terms of means and standard deviations (SD) of drinking behaviour and performance traits for each turkey line
Trait | Line A | Line B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Drinking behaviour traits | ||||
Number of visits per bout (VPB) | 1.14 | 0.11 | 1.24 | 0.17 |
Water intake per bout (g) (WPB) | 70.31 | 16.07 | 81.03 | 19.28 |
Drinking time per bout (s) (DTPB) | 83.19 | 19.29 | 67.53 | 17.41 |
Drinking rate (g/s) (DR) | 0.87 | 0.19 | 1.23 | 0.27 |
Daily bout frequency (DBF) | 11.23 | 2.35 | 10.47 | 2.32 |
Daily bout duration (s) (DBD) | 1029.44 | 259.09 | 893.07 | 245.73 |
Daily drinking time (s) (DDT) | 912.23 | 206.64 | 683.90 | 150.83 |
Daily water intake (g) (DWI) | 763.87 | 124.98 | 813.00 | 111.12 |
Performance traits (kg) | ||||
Adjusted water intake (AWI) | 11.68 | 1.66 | 19.81 | 2.28 |
Adjusted feed intake (AFI) | 21.67 | 3.00 | 12.55 | 1.55 |
Weight gain during water test period (WWT) | 2.58 | 0.46 | 4.14 | 0.46 |
Weight gain during feed test period (WFT) | 7.64 | 1.50 | 4.18 | 0.52 |