. 2021 Jan 29;11:2638. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82313-1

Table 3.

Mean values (x̅) and standard deviations (± SD) for the parameters of egg components.

Factor	Indicator	Weight (g)				Proportion in egg (%)				Height of thick albumen (mm)	Haugh units (HU)	Density
Factor	Indicator	Thick albumen	Thin albumen	Total albumen	Yolk	Thick albumen	Thin albumen	Total albumen	Yolk	Height of thick albumen (mm)	Haugh units (HU)	Thick albumen	Yolk
Group¹	A	21.20	14.37	35.57	12.96	39.78	26.94	66.72	24.07	9.42^b	97.59^b	1.046	1.034
Group¹	B	20.93	14.24	35.24	12.95	39.70	26.95	66.65	24.18	9.81^a	99.50^a	1.048	1.028
	± SD*	± 3.43	± 3.48	± 4.07	± 2.78	± 5.01	± 6.02	± 3.41	± 3.25	± 2.10	± 10.09	± 0.05	± 0.02
	p value	0.361	0.721	0.362	0.837	0.890	0.960	0.872	0.717	0.036	0.023	0.892	0.008
Age of hens (weeks)	I (19)	18.25^d	12.74^b	31.14^c	9.34^d	41.37^a	28.38^b	69.75^a	20.94^d	12.01^a	110.30^a	1.064	1.029
	II (24)	20.13^c	15.27^a	35.39^bc	11.74^c	38.82^b	29.29^a	68.11^b	22.87^d	9.92^b	100.89^b	1.058	1.031
	III (29)	21.15^b	14.94^b	36.08^bc	12.51^c	39.79^ab	27.80^b	67.58^c	23.30^c	8.89^c	95.52^c	1.050	1.029
	IV (34)	21.08^b	15.71^a	36.80^b	14.43^b	37.35^c	27.81^b	65.16^d	25.65^b	8.49^c	92.70^c	1.044	1.037
	V (39)	24.68^a	12.85^b	37.53^a	16.69^a	41.41^a	21.48^b	62.88^d	28.00^a	8.85^c	93.67^c	1.025	1.029
	SD	2.72	3.25	3.41	1.18	4.75	5.32	2.42	2.12	1.68	7.68	0.04	0.02
	p value	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.290
	Interaction	0.215	0.716	0.498	0.763	0.440	0.416	0.496	0.610	0.351	0.383	0.021	0.012

Different letters (a, b) indicate a significant difference between treatments (A–B) and periods (I–V) at p < 0.05.

*Standard deviation.

¹TREATMENT: A, control with soybean meal; B, experimental with yellow lupin, narrow-leaved lupin and peas.