Table 2

Attributes*	Weight change	Yolk sac	Pro-ventriculus	Gizzard	Intestine	Liver	Pancreas
6 hr post hatch
Control	6.41^b	6.61^a	0.90^b	5.49^b	2.46^b	2.99	0.22
6hr FD	-0.74^a	8.22^b	0.77^a	3.56^a	1.56^a	2.54	0.16
SEm	1.38	0.36	0.02	0.48	0.21	0.14	0.02
P-value	0.001	0.007	0.005	0.032	0.011	0.105	0.115
12 hr post hatch
Control	5.67^b	6.73^a	0.82	6.52^b	1.88	2.67^ab	0.19
6hr FD+ 6hr feeding	8.09^c	7.68^b	0.78	6.50^b	2.16	3.01^b	0.21
12 hr FD	-1.14^a	8.79^c	0.8	4.74^a	1.78	2.54^a	0.18
SEm	1.24	0.27	0.08	0.6	0.23	0.09	0.02
P-value	0.001	0.001	0.933	0.011	0.093	0.053	0.865
24 hr post hatch
Control	9.75^c	5.83^a	0.84	6.69b^c	2.64^b	3.22	0.3
6hr FD+ 18hr feeding	6.50^b	7. 78^b	0.86	7.36^c	2.92^b	3.5	0.35
12hr FD+ 12hr feeding	8.63b^c	7.72^b	0.84	6.04^b	2.6^b	3.11	0.25
24 Hr FD	-3.19^a	7.11^b	0.87	4.90^a	1.9^a	2.98	0.24
SEm	1.39	0.24	0.02	0.27	0.13	0.1	0.02
P-value	0.001	0.002	0.924	0.001	0.021	0.316	0.167
At 36 hr post hatch
Control	13.96^c	3.39^a	0.83	7.04^b	3.42^c	3.71^b	0.43 ^b
6hr FD+ 30hr feeding	21.46d	4.30^ab	0.94	6.38^b	3.84^c	3.83^b	0.47 ^b
12hr FD+ 24hr feeding	19.08d	4.02^ab	0.92	6.54^b	2.79^b	3.55^b	0.29^a
24 Hr FD+ 12hr feeding	6.70^b	4.47^b	0.84	6.68^b	2.86^b	3. 87^b	0.18^a
36 Hr FD	-6.64^a	4.92^b	0.85	4.26^a	1.96^a	3.02^a	0.23^a
SEm	2.37	0.17	0.02	0.28	0.34	0.09	0.03
P-value	0.001	0.039	0.330	0.001	0.001	0.013	0.001

*Values have been expressed as percentages of chick weight and analyzed by one-way ANOVA are the mean of four observations.^a,b,c,d Means bearing different superscripts in a row within a group differ significantly (P<0.05).

Table 2: Mean weight gain/loss, yolk weight and intestinal organ weight of chicks subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement.