Table 1.

Egg weight before setting and during transfer, egg weight loss, chick weight, and chick yield according to the turning frequency.¹

Turning frequency (times/D)	Egg weight before setting (g)	Egg weight during transfer (g)	Egg weight loss2 (%)	Chick weight (g)	Chick yield3 (%)
24	52.28 ± 0.82a	46.51 ± 0.78a	11.04 ± 1.05a	35.84 ± 0.64a	67.78 ± 0.74a
12	52.18 ± 0.89	46.15 ± 0.71	11.55 ± 1.41	35.42 ± 0.77	67.88 ± 1.24
6	52.02 ± 0.71	46.04 ± 0.58	11.49 ± 1.96	35.34 ± 0.98	67.74 ± 1.63
3	52.31 ± 0.96	46.09 ± 0.88	11.87 ± 1.28	35.39 ± 0.80	67.67 ± 1.39
P value	0.45	0.59	0.67	0.40	0.80
CV (%)	1.53	1.51	12.23	2.26	1.94
R2 adjust	0.01	0.08	0.06	0.13	0.04

^aNo significant differences exist between means (P > 0.05).

Abbreviation: CV, coefficient of variation.

¹Results are expressed as mean ± SD.

²Egg weight loss = (initial egg weight–egg weight during transfer)/initial egg weight × 100.

³Chick yield (%) = (chick weight at the day of hatch/initial egg weight) × 100.