Table 2 summarizes the results of the analyses evaluating
the effects of gait score on body weight and gait
parameters. Regardless of flock age, gait score affected
the average total distance traveled, average difference
in pressure exerted on the right versus left foot, and the
average difference in the amount of time that the ducks
spent supporting themselves on 2 feet as they took a
right versus a left step forward. The observed differences
in the gait parameters were significant for ducks
with GS0 versus GS2 scores. The mean outcome variables
for ducks in the GS1 group tended to be similar
(most P > 0.05) to those of ducks with a score of either
GS0 or GS2.