Table 4.
Diets | Mean of Difference | ||||
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Actual Mean at Week 1 | Week 1 and Subsequent Weeks | Week 3 and Subsequent Weeks | Week 3 and Week 6 | ||
Albumen height, mm | α C | 8.02 | 1.49 * | 0.56 NS | −0.09 NS |
α D1 | 8.67 | 0.66 NS | −0.25 NS | 0.44 ** | |
α D2 | 8.83 | 0.45 NS | 0.5 NS | 0.73 *** | |
UH | α C | 90.90 | −2.1 NS | 1.6 NS | 6.7NS |
α D1 | 93.19 | −3.76 NS | −1.65 * | 5.17 * | |
α D2 | 93.91 | −1.03 NS | 0.7 * | 6.1 *** | |
Shell thickness, mm | α C | 0.46 | 0.03 NS | −0.016 NS | −0.006 NS |
α D1 | 0.42 | 0.008 NS | 0.016 NS | 0.11 * | |
α D2 | 0.42 | 0.01 * | 0.1 ** | 0.3 *** |
αC = control diet with 0% spirulina; α D1 = control diet supplemented with 1.5% spirulina; α D2 = control diet supplemented with 2.5% spirulina; *** = p < 0.0001; ** = p < 0.001; * = p < 0.05; NS = p ≥ 0.05.