Table 3.
Fertile rate, hatchability of set eggs, hatchability of fertile eggs, early and late embryonic mortality, chick weight, and chick yield according to different sanitizers.1
| Treatment | Fert (%) | Hatch (%) | Hatch fert (%) | Early dead (%) | Late dead (%) | Chick weight (g) | Chick yield (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain alcohol | 96.05 ± 5.04a | 81.58 ± 3.04a | 85.00 ± 2.20b | 2.86 ± 3.30b | 12.14 ± 4.72b | 40.71 ± 8.85 | 67.50 ± 1.92b |
| Clove essential oil | 86.84 ± 3.04b | 80.26 ± 5.04a | 92.37 ± 3.25a,b | 3.03 ± 3.50b | 4.60 ± 5.95b | 41.22 ± 7.83 | 67.90 ± 1.87b |
| Ethanolic extract of propolis | 86.84 ± 5.26b | 44.74 ± 6.79b | 51.39 ± 5.81c | 11.98 ± 4.30a | 36.63 ± 6.60a | 41.69 ± 8.78 | 69.25 ± 1.68a |
| Paraformaldehyde | 96.05 ± 2.63a | 90.76 ± 6.62a | 94.44 ± 4.54a | 2.78 ± 3.21b | 2.78 ± 3.21b | 40.65 ± 7.23 | 67.80 ± 1.85b |
| P value | 0.0072 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0079 | <0.0001 | 0.4796 | <0.0001 |
| Coefficient of variation (%) | 4.55 | 7.50 | 5.17 | 69.81 | 37.62 | 8.03 | 1.84 |
Means with different superscript letters in columns differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: Fert, fertility; Hatch, hatchability of set eggs; Hatch fert, hatchability of fertile eggs.
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Results are expressed as means ± SD.