Table 8.

Concentrations and amount of myo-inositol in the albumen, yolk, and egg (without the shell) of laying hens in different weeks of life.

Period	Strain	Albumen	Albumen	Yolk	Yolk	Egg
		μmol	μmol/g	μmol	μmol/g	μmol
Week 24	LB1	15.0	0.45	10.9w	0.91	25.9w
	LSL2	12.1	0.37	10.4w	0.79	22.5w
Week 30	LB	17.2	0.48	12.0v,w	0.86	28.3v
	LSL	15.1	0.42	10.9v,w	0.71	26.8v
Week 60	LB	16.8	0.46	13.8v	0.83	31.2v
	LSL	12.2	0.35	12.3v	0.70	24.1v
	Pooled SEM	1.15	0.030	0.89	0.052	1.70
P values	Strain	0.009	0.010	0.056	0.007	0.016
	Periodv,w	0.072	0.262	0.012	0.112	0.046
	Strain × period	0.449	0.619	0.771	0.718	0.204

^v,wDifferent superscript lowercase letters within a column indicate significant main effects of the periods (P < 0.05), irrespective of the strains.

When the main effect of the strain was significant, LB hens differed significantly from LSL hens (P < 0.05).

Data are given as LSmeans; n = 9 to 10 hens.

¹LB = Lohmann Brown-classic.

²LSL = Lohmann LSL-classic.