Table 2.
Effects of ion drinking water on egg quality of laying hens under high temperature conditions
Treatments
Albumen height (mm)
Haugh unit
Shell strength (kg/cm
2
)
Shell thickness (mm)
TW
7.40
b
84.89
b
3.22
b
0.348
b
CW
8.25
a
89.86
a
4.12
a
0.362
a
IW
8.22
a
89.86
a
3.65
ab
0.366
a
SEM
0.14
0.81
0.10
0.004
P
-value
0.02
0.01
<0.01
0.05
Value with the different letters in the column are significantly different at 5% level.
TW, tap water; CW, cold water; IW, ion water.