Table 3
Effects of potential natural colorant on egg external quality traits
Parameter | Capsicum annuum | Talinium triangulare | Adansonia digitata | Canthaxanthin | Control | ±SEM |
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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 |