Table 3. Effect of dietary supplementation of octacosanol (OCT) extracted from triticale sprouts on egg quality of laying hens

OCT (mg/kg) Albumen height (mm) Haugh unit Eggshell thickness (mm) OCT in yolk (μg/g)
0 6.33b 79.7b 0.370 83.9b
10 6.69ab 81.1ab 0.389 145.0ab
20 6.71ab 81.6ab 0.396 166.2a
30 7.07a 83.3a 0.389 174.1a
SEM 0.19 0.53 0.004 8.95
p-value 0.04 0.02 0.18 0.01
Means in each column with no common superscript differ significantly at p < 0.05.