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Table 12 Measurement of egg yolk quality parameters in each agro ecology

From: Production system, and egg quality of village chicken reared under traditional management system in Angecha and Damboya districts of Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Egg quality parameter

High land

Mid-land

Overall

Probability

YH

16.5 ± 0.11

15.50 ± 0.43

16.00 ± 0.27

***

YWt

16.1 ± 0.50

16.28 ± 0.47

16.18 ± 0.49

Ns

YDr

27.9 ± 0.36

28.00 ± 0.37

27.97 ± 0.37

Ns

YI

0.6 ± 0.01

0.55 ± 0.01

0.55 ± 0.01

Ns

YC

3.2 ± 0.17

3.21 ± 0.18

3.22 ± 0.18

Ns

  1. YH yolk height, YWt yolk weight, YDr yolk diameter, YI yolk index, YC yolk color, Sig significance, ns not significant
  2. *Significant (P< 0.05)