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.