Linear skeletal growth in male and female turkeys.
Growth in the maximum length of the skull, humerus, ulna + radius, carpometacarpus + phalanges, pelvis, femur, tibiotarsus and tarsometatarsus + phalanges was measured by dissection of male and female white turkeys taken at 14 day intervals from hatching to 20 weeks. In all skeletal units except carpometacarpus + phalanges, a greater rate of growth (P less than 0.01) was detected in males.
D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001846:Bone Development; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000254:growth & development; D024510:Muscle Development; D011884:Radius / Q000254:growth & development; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000254:growth & development; D014422:Turkeys / Q000254:growth & development*; D014457:Ulna / Q000254:growth & development