Table 5. Comparison of hatchability and hatch of fertile eggs.
Group | Chicks
hatched (n) |
Mid-dead eggs (n) |
Infertile
eggs (n) |
Fertility
rate (%) |
Hatchability (%) |
Fertile eggs
hatched (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control1) | 122 | 19 | 9 | 94.00 | 86.52 | 92.05 |
ClO2(g) 80 ppm2) | 119 | 22 | 9 | 94.00 | 84.40 | 89.78 |
ClO2(g) 160 ppm2) | 96 | 46 | 8 | 94.67 | 67.61 | 71.41 |
1) Formaldehyde fumigation (20 min).
2) Applied for 30 min.