Characteristics | DULM level (%) | SEM | p | Sig | ||
0 | 5 | 10 | ||||
Egg weight (g) | 66.51b | 67.37b | 63.71a | 1.78 | 0.003 | * |
Yolk length (cm) | 4.03a | 4.34b | 4.09a | 0.12 | 0.012 | * |
Yolk width (cm) | 3.82a | 4.02b | 3.81a | 0.23 | 0.000 | * |
Yolk index | 0.95a | 0.93a | 0.93a | 0.04 | 0.120 | Ns |
Albumen length (cm) | 9.66b | 10.55c | 8.64a | 1.72 | 0.000 | * |
Albumen width (cm) | 6.78a | 7.69b | 6.47a | 1.02 | 0.000 | * |
Albumen index | 0.70a | 0.75ab | 0.98b | 0.55 | 0.038 | * |
Shell weight (g) | 8.40a | 8.18a | 8.25a | 0.93 | 0.595 | Ns |
Relative shell weight | 12.64a | 12.18a | 12.94a | 1.50 | 0.132 | Ns |