Table 4. Quality of eggs and egg shell (n=25 per group).
Factors | Groups | Shape index (%) | Egg weight (g) | Albumen weight (g) | Yolk weight (g) | Egg shell weight (g) | Egg shell strength (kg/cm2) | Egg shell thickness (mm) |
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Feeding treatment (FT) | C | 76.54 | 68.85 | 41.12 | 16.71b | 9.01a | 3.09 | 0.442 |
E1 | 75.83 | 66.90 | 40.96 | 16.88b | 9.00a | 2.90 | 0.414 | |
E2 | 76.17 | 66.85 | 41.14 | 17.40a | 8.34b | 2.85 | 0.401 | |
Storage time (ST) | Fresh | 76.17 | 68.03a | 42.48a | 16.63b | 8.96a | 3.04a | 0.440a |
Storage | 76.19 | 65.66b | 39.67b | 17.36a | 8.62b | 2.86b | 0.385b | |
Interaction | C×Fresh | 76.31 | 68.49 | 43.28a | 16.15 | 9.05 | 3.12 | 0.431ab |
E1×Fresh | 75.94 | 67.69 | 41.82b | 16.68 | 9.18 | 2.98 | 0.447a | |
E2×Fresh | 76.33 | 68.06 | 42.34ab | 17.08 | 8.64 | 3.02 | 0.442a | |
C×Storage | 76.78 | 65.22 | 38.96c | 17.28 | 8.98 | 3.06 | 0.413b | |
E1×Storage | 76.41 | 66.02 | 40.10c | 17.09 | 8.83 | 2.82 | 0.381c | |
E2×Storage | 75.32 | 65.74 | 39.95c | 17.73 | 8.05 | 2.69 | 0.360d | |
P value | ||||||||
FT | 0.662 | 0.994 | 0.922 | 0.014 | <0.001 | 0.054 | 0.083 | |
ST | 0.969 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.032 | <0.001 | |
Interaction | 0.558 | 0.296 | 0.027 | 0.329 | 0.259 | 0.427 | <0.001 |
C, control, 5% soybean oil; E1, 0.5% fish oil + 0.5% microalgae; E2, 0.75% fish oil + 0.75% microalgae