Table 5.

Results of Japanese quail chicks up to 14th D of their life depending on disinfection method.

Parameter	Treatment				SEM
	NC	PC	H2O2	O3
Egg weight (g)	9.59	9.69	10.38	9.98	0.119
BW proportion in egg weight (%)	63.09a	60.94a	65.79a	72.02b	1.153
BW of 1-day-old chick (g)	6.05b	5.89b	6.80b	7.23b	0.099
BW of 7-day-old chick (g)	24.14b,c	24.43c	22.80a	16.91b	0.411
BW of 14-day-old chick (g)	45.53b	44.08b	44.80b	40.24a	0.480
Survivability of birds (%)					χ2 (P value)
From 1–7 D of rearing	88.37	76.14	93.59	90.00	0.026
From 7–14 D of rearing	94.19	90.91	98.72	95.71	0.193
Total	82.56	67.05	92.31	85.71	0.005

^a-cLowercase alphabets mean differences between mean values for treatments are significant at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: BW, body weight; H₂O₂, hydrogen peroxide; NC, negative control; O₃, ozone; PC, positive control.