Transcriptome comparative analysis of ovarian follicles reveals the key genes and signaling pathways implicated in hen egg production

Table 1 Comparison of egg productions between JB and LB hens

Breed	AF	21BW	66BW	EW	HH	21EN	30EN	43EN	57EN	66EN
LB(n = 720)	141.2^*	1.71 ± 0.13	1.98 ± 0.45	64.7 ± 2.26	289.6^*	53.49^*	93.82^*	88.56^*	83.75^*	74.34^*
JB(n = 458)	206.5	1.78 ± 0.19	2.21 ± 0.76	62.9 ± 4.48	152.7	11.32	54.62	64.39	57.18	46.27

AF age at first egg (days), BW average body weight (kg) at 21 and 66 weeks of age, EW average egg weight (g) at 66 weeks of age, HH average hen-housed egg production (egg numbers) at 72 weeks of age, EN average egg production rate (%) at 21, 30, 43, 57, and 66 weeks of age. The superscript asterisks
* indicates significant difference of the means at the level, P < 0.001

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