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Table 3 Effects of potential natural colorant on egg external quality traits

From: Lesser known indigenous vegetables as potential natural egg colourant in laying chickens

Parameter

Capsicum annuum

Talinium triangulare

Adansonia digitata

Canthaxanthin

Control

±SEM

Egg weight

48.27 ± 1.20

47.56 ± 6.68

46.87 ± 5.20

51.79 ± 2.10

49.84 ± 2.34

0.93

Egg length

4.35 ± 0.06

4.24 ± 0.60

4.20 ± 0.46

4.55 ± 0.16

4.37 ± 0.13

0.08

Egg breadth

3.23 ± 0.09

3.08 ± 0.51

3.02 ± 0.39

3.29 ± 0.06

3.16 ± 0.30

0.07

Egg index

1.35 ± 0.48

1.38 ± 0.63

1.39 ± 0.03

1.38 ± 0.06

1.38 ± 0.05

0.01

Shell thickness

0.29 ± 0.18

0.27 ± 0.18

0.27 ± 0.44

0.28 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.03

0.02

  1. Means across same row carrying different superscripts are significant (p < 0.05).