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. 2020 Apr 25;57(2):138–147. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0190076

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)
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