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. 2020 Apr 24;99(7):3511–3518. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.03.054

Table 3.

Reproductive performance of Japanese quail as affected by dietary treatments during the experiment.

Items Soybean oil Corn oil Peanut oil Flaxseed oil Olive oil Sunflower oil P-value
Fertility %
 8–12 wk 91.55 ± 1.13 95.24 ± 4.76 78.73 ± 4.70 88.43 ± 6.43 91.54 ± 4.81 86.25 ± 7.02 0.3523
 12–16 wk 83.33 ± 4.17a,b 95.83 ± 4.17a 96.88 ± 1.80a 91.67 ± 5.51a 93.75 ± 0.00a 75.00 ± 7.22b 0.0309
 8–16 wk 87.44 ± 2.51a,b 95.54 ± 4.46a 87.80 ± 1.47a,b 90.05 ± 2.32a 92.65 ± 2.41a 80.62 ± 2.53b 0.0374
Hatchability %
 8–12 wk 76.86 ± 4.09a 79.52 ± 0.48a 69.16 ± 3.13b 65.28 ± 1.39b 65.18 ± 0.87b 65.06 ± 2.54b 0.0029
 12–16 wk 72.92 ± 4.17b 89.58 ± 4.17a 75.00 ± 3.61b 79.17 ± 5.51a,b 84.38 ± 5.41a,b 58.33 ± 2.08c 0.0044
 8–16 wk 74.89 ± 0.27b 84.56 ± 2.32a 72.08 ± 0.36b 72.22 ± 2.71b 74.77 ± 2.27b 61.69 ± 2.30c 0.0001

Means in the same row with no superscript letters after them or with a common superscript letter following them are not significantly different (P < 0.05).