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Table 3.

Effects of cuticle removal on initial egg weight, egg weight loss, day-old chick weight, day-old chick weight/initial egg weight, and day-old chick shank length of quail hatching eggs.

Treatment¹	Initial egg weight (g)	Egg weight loss² (%)	Day-old chick weight (g)	Chick yield (%)	Day-old chick shank length (mm)
CND	10.63 ± 0.51	10.36 ± 4.26^a	6.93 ± 0.52^b	65.19 ± 3.61^c	16.22 ± 0.59^a,b
CWD	10.78 ± 0.54	9.26 ± 2.74^a,b	7.14 ± 0.47^a,b	66.21 ± 2.42^a,b,c	16.04 ± 0.77^b,c
CSH	10.71 ± 0.51	9.25 ± 2.31^a,b	7.01 ± 0.57^a,b	65.49 ± 3.96^b,c	16.01 ± 0.76^b,c
AA2	10.80 ± 0.54	7.48 ± 2.05^d	7.25 ± 0.61^a	67.08 ± 3.43^a,b	16.21 ± 0.79^a,b
AA4	10.61 ± 0.51	8.31 ± 1.46^b,c,d	7.05 ± 0.39^a,b	66.49 ± 2.15^a,b,c	16.29 ± 0.61^a,b
V2	10.84 ± 0.52	7.62 ± 1.57^c,d	7.25 ± 0.46^a	66.91 ± 2.57^a,b,c	16.19 ± 0.59^a,b
V4	10.72 ± 0.47	8.76 ± 1.59^b,c	7.17 ± 0.43^a,b	66.90 ± 2.44^a,b,c	16.04 ± 0.61^b,c
CA2	10.76 ± 0.59	7.47 ± 1.06^d	7.28 ± 0.55^a	67.59 ± 2.80^a	16.54 ± 0.72^a
CA4	10.66 ± 0.57	8.75 ± 1.67^b,c	7.15 ± 0.56^a,b	67.05 ± 3.23^a,b	16.59 ± 0.71^a

^a–dMeans within a column that do not share a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: AA2, 2% acetic acid; AA4, 4% acetic acid; CA2, 2% citric acid; CA4, 4% citric acid; CND, unwashed control, nondipped; CSH, standard control, 0.13% sodium hypochlorite; CWD, water control, water dipped; V2, 44.4% vinegar; V4, 88.8% vinegar.

Egg weight loss at day 14 of incubation as a percentage of initial egg weight.