Table 2.
The egg productive ratios of each group at different times during the experiment (n = 50).
| Groups | Egg productive ratio (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1st D1 | 15th D2 | 30th D3 | |
| CON 4 | 89.32 ± 3.02 | 88.90 ± 2.84 | 89.09 ± 4.12 |
| TFE15 | 88.96 ± 4.64 | 11.14 ± 4.62∗∗ | 91.34 ± 2.52 |
| TFE0 6 | 87.92 ± 4.60 | 13.66 ± 3.10∗∗ | 77.36 ± 3.96∗∗ |
Abbreviations: CON, control; TFE, total flavonoids of Epimedium; TFE1, 1‰ TFE treatment after forced molting; TFE0, no TFE treatment after forced molting.
Extremely significant differences comparing the TFE1 and TFE0 group with the CON group (P < 0.01).
Egg productive ratios were calculated on the first day and 15th D of forced molting.
Egg productive ratios were calculated on the 30th D of the experiment (the last day of TFE treatment from 16th D to 30th D).
The control group without forced molting and TFE treatment.
The group with forced molting from first day to 15th D, and then with 1‰ TFE treatment from 16th D to 30th D of the experiment.
The group forced molting from first day to 15th D, and then without TFE treatment from 16th D to 30th D.