AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED ON 126 UNSEXED COMMERCIAL BROILERS (ROSS 308). BIRDS WERE INDIVIDUALLY WEIGHED AND GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR BODY WEIGHT AT DAY OLD. THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO THREE (3) GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR BODY WEIGHT (I.E. 39 GRAMS AND BELOW, BETWEEN 40-42 GRAMS AND ABOVE 43 GRAMS AND ABOVE)