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. 2017 Apr 4;3(2):127–131. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2017.03.005

Table 3.

Effects of supplementation Enviva EO on egg quality parameter of laying hens.1

Item Enviva EO supplementation, mg/kg
SEM P-value
0 50 100 150
Albumen height, mm
57 wk 7.29 7.34 7.19 7.27 0.189 0.866
61 wk 7.13 7.26 7.19 7.11 0.247 0.591
65 wk 7.26 7.03 6.84 7.27 0.278 0.783
Haugh unit
57 wk 83.55 84.21 82.6 83.45 1.303 0.896
61 wk 82.26 82.76 82.26 82.24 1.714 0.871
65 wk 84.14 82.01 80.31 82.94 1.994 0.712
Egg yolk color
57 wk 7.66 8.14 7.93 7.89 0.151 0.346
61 wk 8.74 8.89 8.87 8.54 0.108 0.410
65 wk 9.03 9.24 9.14 8.90 0.102 0.254
Eggshell strength, kg/cm2
57 wk 4.65 4.26 4.11 4.37 0.204 0.653
61 wk 4.45 4.17 4.73 4.87 0.195 0.878
65 wk 4.11 4.12 4.35 4.20 0.159 0.494
Eggshell thickness, mm
57 wk 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.22 0.009 0.107
61 wk 0.26 0.25 0.26 0.28 0.009 0.136
65 wk 0.24b 0.27a 0.24b 0.28a 0.009 0.014

a,b indicated the difference within a row was significant (P < 0.05).

1

Means of 24 eggs per treatment (3 eggs per replicate).