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

ParameterCapsicum annuumTalinium triangulareAdansonia digitataCanthaxanthinControl±SEM
Egg weight48.27 ± 1.2047.56 ± 6.6846.87 ± 5.2051.79 ± 2.1049.84 ± 2.340.93
Egg length4.35 ± 0.064.24 ± 0.604.20 ± 0.464.55 ± 0.164.37 ± 0.130.08
Egg breadth3.23 ± 0.093.08 ± 0.513.02 ± 0.393.29 ± 0.063.16 ± 0.300.07
Egg index1.35 ± 0.481.38 ± 0.631.39 ± 0.031.38 ± 0.061.38 ± 0.050.01
Shell thickness0.29 ± 0.180.27 ± 0.180.27 ± 0.440.28 ± 0.020.27 ± 0.030.02