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Table 3. RYCF score, lightness, redness and yellowness of egg yolk obtained after marigold and oleoresin supplementation.

(a) Marigold group (80 mg lutein/kg feed)^*					(b) Oleoresin group (40 mg lutein/kg feed)^*

Days	RYCF score	Lightness (L^*)	Redness (a^*)	Yellowness (b^*)	RYCF score	Lightness (L^*)	Redness (a^*)	Yellowness (b^*)

1	2.2±0.3^a	56.1±1.9^a	−5.14±0.37^a	17.7±1.2^a	2.0±0.3^a	56.7±2.8^ab	−5.29±0.43^a	18.6±1.41^a
7	5.6±1.3^c	53.0±3.9^a	−2.75±1 15^c	21.8±4.0^c	4.9±0.6^d	54.7±3.1^b	−.13±1.27^b	23.1±2.18^c
14	8.4±0.3^d	53.2±2.3^a	0.09±0.83^b	20.0±1.5^abc	7.4±0.5^b	54.9±2.3^b	−0.48±0.83^d	20.0±1.96^a
21	8.3±0.5^d	5 3.3±1.5^a	−0.09±0.49^b	20.9±1.6^bc	6.8±0.5^bc	55.2±1.9^b	−1.14±0.98^cd	22.7 ±1.96^bc
28	6.0±0.6^c	55.6±2.9^a	−2.54±0.61^c	21.0±1.3^abc	5.7±0.8^cd	57.5±1.9^ab	−2.69±0.55^bc	22.1±1.19^abc
35	2.5±0.8^a	55.7±4.7^a	−3.99±0.34^d	18.0 ± 1.6^ab	3.0±0.9^a	60.0±4.2^ab	−4.1±0.74^ab	19.5±2.48^ab
42	1.8±0.3^a	57.3±2.6^a	−4.55±0.49^da	18.5±1.3^abc	1.9±0.1^a	61.2±3.9^a	−4.7±0.22^ab	19.4±0.53^ab

^a,b,c,d

Values with the different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (P<0.05)

Number of eggs from marigold group is 68 (number of eggs in day 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 is 14, 13, 14, 12, 5, 5, 5, respectively) and number of eggs from oleoresin group is 60 (number of eggs in day 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 is 4, 11, 14, 11, 3, 4, 3, respectively).