Table 4.
Effects of cuticle removal on fertility, hatchability, percentage of female chicks, percentage of healthy chicks, and embryonic mortality of quail hatching eggs.
| Treatment1 | Fertility (%) | Hatchability2 (%) | Percentage of female chicks (%) | Percentage of healthy chicks (%) | Embryonic mortality2 (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To day 7 | day 8 to 13 | From day 14 | |||||
| CND | 92.63 | 90.98b,c | 52.48 | 97.38 | 2.92a,b | 0.27c | 5.84b |
| CWD | 93.46 | 93.00a,b,c | 45.97 | 97.31 | 1.25b | 0.75b,c | 5.00b,c |
| CSH | 95.57 | 92.27a,b,c | 49.72 | 98.60 | 4.12a | 1.03b,c | 2.58c,d |
| AA2 | 93.59 | 79.44d | 53.04 | 98.72 | 1.78a,b | 5.84a | 12.94a |
| AA4 | 92.84 | 95.42a | 52.78 | 98.23 | 1.69a,b | 0.24c | 2.65c,d |
| V2 | 93.10 | 90.37c | 48.09 | 97.54 | 1.48b | 1.48b,c | 6.67b |
| V4 | 93.41 | 94.16a,b | 50.90 | 98.19 | 1.22b | 1.95b | 2.68c,d |
| CA2 | 92.87 | 90.59b,c | 49.18 | 97.81 | 1.73a,b | 2.48b | 5.20b,c |
| CA4 | 93.47 | 95.66a | 51.88 | 97.98 | 1.45b | 1.20b,c | 1.69d |
a–dPercentages within a column that do not share a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
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.
2
The percentage to fertile eggs.