Table 7. The effect of weight of chukar egg components (g) on storage length, turning frequency and egg position during storage period
| n | Yolk | Albumen | Shell |
SL (d) |
7 | 172 | 6.98b | 12.03a | 1.91c |
14 | 170 | 7.06b | 11.81a | 1.93bc |
21 | 164 | 7.16b | 11.48b | 1.97ab |
28 | 166 | 7.48a | 11.22b | 1.98a |
SEM | | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
p-value | | *** | *** | ** |
TF (times/d) |
0 | 215 | 7.17 | 11.58 | 1.94 |
1 | 227 | 7.12 | 11.60 | 1.95 |
24 | 230 | 7.21 | 11.73 | 1.96 |
SEM | | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
p-value | | - | - | - |
EP |
PEU | 227 | 7.24a | 11.66 | 1.95 |
BEU | 227 | 7.19ab | 11.55 | 1.95 |
H | 218 | 7.07b | 11.70 | 1.94 |
SEM | | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
p-value | | * | - | - |
Interactions | p-value |
SL × TF | ** | - | - |
SL × EP | - | - | - |
TF × EP | - | - | - |
SL × TF × EP | - | - | - |
Means along the same column with different superscripts are significantly (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001) different.
SL, storage length; TF, turning frequency; EP, egg position; PEU, pointed end up; BEU, blunt end up; H, horizontal.