Table 4. Egg weights and egg quality in Korean native commercial chicken combinations

Cross combinations Egg weight (g) Shell color Shell thickness (mm) Shell weight (g) Albumen height (mm) Haugh unit Yolk color
First egg Week 32 Week 42
YDYC 35.2±4.5bc 52.5±3.6b 56.7±4.8c 23.7±3.4c 0.321±0.02c 7.5±0.9b 6.9±1.2 83.8±7.4 7.4±1.3a
YDCK 36.7±2.8b 55.9±4.7a 60.7±4.7ab 27.0±3.5b 0.329±0.03bc 8.2±0.9a 7.0±1.5 82.2±11.6 6.9±1.3ab
YDCF 37.1±4.4ab 56.3±5.1a 59.9±5.9ab 27.1±4.3b 0.341±0.02a 8.3±1.6a 7.5±1.7 84.8±13.0 5.0±0.7e
YCCK 34.1±3.5c 56.1±4.6a 59.5±4.6b 28.2±4.5b 0.337±0.02ab 8.2±0.9a 7.0±1.0 83.5±6.3 6.0±1.2cd
YCCF 37.2±2.8ab 57.5±3.4a 62.3±4.5a 29.1±4.8ab 0.326±0.02bc 8.7±1.0a 7.5±1.2 85.1±7.2 6.5±1.4bc
CKCF 39.1±4.1a 57.0±4.8a 61.9±5.8ab 31.0±5.4a 0.329±0.02bc 8.5±1.3a 7.1±1.3 83.5±9.6 5.8±1.1d
Means 36.4±4.1 55.7±4.7 60.0±5.3 27.4±4.8 0.330±0.02 8.2±1.1 7.2±1.3 83.8±9.2 6.4±1.4
Values are mean±standard deviation.
The different letters of superscript within the column significantly differ (P<0.01).