Table 3. Average weight of normal eggs(g).
Vitamin A Treatment (IU/kg) | Weeks 1–8 | Weeks 9–16 | Weeks 17–24 | Weeks 1–24 |
A (5,000) | 62.65 | 69.65 | 74.96b | 67.62 |
B (15,000) | 62.60 | 69.17 | 73.63ab | 67.23 |
C (45,000) | 62.18 | 69.09 | 73.25a | 67.05 |
D (135,000) | 62.02 | 69.01 | 72.86a | 66.82 |
SEM | 0.243 | 0.202 | 0.272 | 0.173 |
p-value | ||||
Combined | 0.755 | 0.684 | 0.021 | 0.433 |
Linear | 0.308 | 0.285 | 0.004 | 0.110 |
Quadratic | 0.912 | 0.625 | 0.309 | 0.822 |
Within a column, values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).