Table 4 Effect of dietary organic sulfur on egg quality in laying hens
Organic sulfur (%) | Albumen height (mm) | Haugh unit | Shell strength (kg/cm2) | Shell thickness (mm) |
38 weeks |
0 | 9.36b | 95.66b | 4.12 | 0.378 |
0.1 | 9.96a | 97.83ab | 4.81 | 0.374 |
0.2 | 10.02a | 98.44a | 4.37 | 0.375 |
0.4 | 10.08a | 98.76a | 4.57 | 0.376 |
SEM | 0.09 | 0.42 | 0.10 | 0.003 |
P-value | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.960 |
46 weeks |
0 | 8.80b | 92.58b | 4.19 | 0.352 |
0.1 | 9.30a | 95.07a | 4.16 | 0.352 |
0.2 | 9.31a | 95.21a | 3.90 | 0.345 |
0.4 | 9.41a | 95.84a | 4.01 | 0.362 |
SEM | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.003 |
P-value | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.45 | 0.130 |
54 weeks |
0 | 8.76b | 91.55b | 4.02 | 0.336 |
0.1 | 10.09a | 98.79a | 4.34 | 0.351 |
0.2 | 9.79a | 97.14a | 4.31 | 0.353 |
0.4 | 9.73a | 96.74a | 4.22 | 0.343 |
SEM | 0.12 | 0.61 | 0.10 | 0.003 |
P-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.64 | 0.170 |
a,b Value with the different letters in the row are significantly different at 5% level.