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Table 3.

Effects of Quercetin, vitamin E, and Q + VE on egg quality of aging hens.

Traits	Control	Quercetin	Vitamin E	Q + VE
Yolk weight (g)	15.43 ± 2.06^b	20.00 ± 2.07^a	19.17 ± 1.49^a	19. 75 ± 2.17^a
Yolk height (mm)	15.35 ± 1.37^b	18.50 ± 0.93^a	17.91 ± 0.72^a	19.37 ± 2.03^a
Yolk diameter (mm)	38.08 ± 2.07^b	44.13 ± 2.77^a	42.16 ± 2.52^a	44.86 ± 4.32^a
Haugh unit	66.16 ± 11.23^c	89.00 ± 9.95^ab	80.73 ± 2.92^b	93.96 ± 12.51^a
Albumen height (mm)	6.29 ± 0.33^b	7.36 ± 0.76^a	7.11 ± 0.46^ab	8.03 ± 1.26^a
Yolk color	5.49 ± 0.73^b	7.96 ± 1.72^ab	6.61 ± 0.72^ab	9.38 ± 5.21^a
Eggshell thickness (mm)	0.28 ± 0.04^b	0.36 ± 0.03^a	0.30 ± 0.06^b	0.36 ± 0.04^a

The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

^a,b

Means in the same row without a common superscript letter differed statistically (P < 0.05).