Table 1.
Results of fertility and hatchability according to breed, laying age, and egg storage period, and their analysis of variance

Breeds Laying age (weeks) Storage period (days) Number of set eggs Fertility (%) Hatchability (%)
Fertile eggs Set eggs
Hwanggalsaek Jaeraejong 27~29 3 120 88.3±1.9ab 88.7±2.9a 78.3±1.9a
7 120 90.8±1.7a 86.3±10.3a 78.3±8.4a
14 120 88.3±6.4ab 73.5±9.7abc 65.0±10.4abc
50~52 3 120 88.3±8.4ab 77.3±9.4abc 68.3±10.4ab
7 110 90.0±5.6a 67.8±5.4abcd 61.0±5.7abcd
14 120 95.8±1.7a 54.9±16.2bcd 52.5±15.2bcd
Korean Rhode Island Red 27~29 3 120 74.2±3.2c 83.5±14.2a 61.7±8.8abcd
7 120 76.7±2.7bc 68.5±4.7abcd 52.5±3.2bcd
14 120 84.2±10.3abc 52.9±12.8cd 44.2±10.0cd
50~52 3 120 91.7±4.3a 79.4±10.9ab 72.5±7.4ab
7 120 92.5±3.2a 64.8±13.9abcd 60.0±13.9abcd
14 120 91.7±3.3a 43.8±7.4d 40.0±6.1d
Korean White Leghorn 27~29 3 120 94.2±3.2a 87.6±8.4a 82.5±9.2a
7 120 89.2±1.7ab 77.5±9.6abc 69.2±9.6ab
14 120 90.0±9.8a 67.4±10.0abcd 60.0±4.7abcd
50~52 3 120 94.2±1.7a 83.2±3.6a 78.3±4.3a
7 120 95.0±1.9a 80.5±11.3ab 76.7±12.2a
14 120 96.7±0.0a 74.1±6.0abc 71.7±5.8ab
Means 89.5±7.2 72.9±15.0 65.1±14.2
P-values Breed (A) <.0001 0.0001 <.0001
Laying age (B) <.0001 0.0061 0.5741
Storage period (C) 0.1539 <.0001 <.0001
A × B 0.0003 0.0105 0.0007
A × C 0.479 0.1161 0.3959
B × C 0.8738 0.994 0.9848
A × B × C 0.0488 0.6703 0.1414
The different superscripts within column significantly differ.