Table 3.
Eggshell thickness of the speckled region and background color region of speckled eggs.
Items | Background color region (n = 13) | Speckled region (n = 13) | SEM | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eggshell thickness (μm) | 329.76B | 360.53A | 4.26 | < 0.01 |
Cuticle thickness (μm) | 3.32B | 31.93A | 4.25 | < 0.01 |
Effective eggshell thickness (μm) | 326.44 | 328.59 | 1.59 | 0.20 |
The values in the same row with different superscript letter differ statistically (P < 0.01).