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Table 1 Egg quality description at 28 weeks

From: Genome-wide association study exploring the genetic architecture of eggshell speckles in laying hens

 

N

Mean

SD

CV (%)

Min

Max

L*

1220

60.76

3.69

6.07

48.83

78.06

a*

1220

18.20

1.96

10.77

8.32

23.11

b*

1220

30.00

1.52

5.07

22.65

33.78

ESI

1220

1.30

0.04

3.08

1.17

1.47

EW (g)

1220

55.23

3.66

6.63

38.67

69.10

ESS (kg/cm2)

1220

4.45

0.61

13.71

2.02

6.91

SL

1220

1.15

0.48

41.74

1

4

  1. Note: N: number; Mean: arithmetic mean; SD: standard deviation; CV: coefficient of variation; L*, a*, and b*: eggshell colour; ESI: egg shape index; EW: egg weight; ESS: eggshell strength; SL: speckle level
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BMC Genomics

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