Fig. 5From: Biological mechanisms discriminating growth rate and adult body weight phenotypes in two Chinese indigenous chicken breedsExperimental design. The experiments started with hatched chicken from both breeds (day 0). The chickens were given a starter diet for 21Â day, after which the full diet was given. From hatching to day 30 the chickens were slowly adapted to temperature, humidity, and light/dark cycle in an environmentally controlled roomBack to article page