Table 5.
Effects of ginger rhizome essential on laying performances, yolk weight, and yolk cholesterol.
| Parameters | Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 50 | 100 | 150 | P value | |
| Laying performances | (n=20) | (n=20) | (n=20) | (n=20) | |
| Egg production (%) | 69.04 ± 6.14 | 66.67 ± 3.89 | 69.05 ± 8.25 | 70.24 ± 7.14 | 0.89 |
| Weekly mass of eggs per hen (g) | 70.75 ± 3.68 | 69.44 ± 2.02 | 72.69 ± 4.19 | 69.81 ± 2.48 | 0.37 |
| Egg weight (g) | 12.34 ± 0.15c | 12.73 ± 0.51b | 13.31 ± 0.22a | 12.76 ± 0.21b | 0.00 |
| Yolk characteristics | (N=12) | (N=12) | (N=12) | (N=12) | |
| Yolk weight (g) | 3.68 ± 0.33 | 3.70 ± 0.32 | 3.84 ± 0.34 | 3.73 ± 0.36 | 0.69 |
| Yolk cholesterol (mg/yolk) | 155.20 ± 34.07a | 121.12 ± 15.41b | 80.35 ± 12.99c | 90.21 ± 15.38c | 0.00 |
| Yolk cholesterol (mg/g of yolk) | 35.18 ± 3.65a | 31.58 ± 4.01a | 23.04 ± 3.31b | 26.58 ± 3.63b | 0.00 |
a, b, and c: on the same line, means with the same letter are not significantly different (p> 0.05). n = number of quails; N= number of eggs.