From: Effect of dietary defatted diatom biomass on egg production and quality of laying hens
Item | Control | 7.5% Algae | 7.5% Algae | 15% Algae |
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-SBM | -SBM/Corn | -SBM/Corn | ||
At the end of the 4th wk | ||||
L*(lightness) | 54.806 ± 0.541a | 52.502 ± 0.602b | 51.943 ± 0.650b | 50.328 ± 0.878c |
+a*(redness) | 11.576 ± 0.209a | 13.438 ± 0.305b | 13.316 ± 1.015b | 12.939 ± 0.329b |
+b*(yellowness) | 35.660 ± 0.314a | 34.522 ± 0.320b | 34.013 ± 0.383b | 33.038 ± 0.558c |
At the end of the 8th wk | ||||
L*(lightness) | 54.758 ± 0.430a | 52.718 ± 0.393b | 51.690 ± 1.014c | 50.732 ± 0.762d |
+a*(redness) | 11.084 ± 0.317a | 12.573 ± 0.288b | 12.518 ± 0.889b | 11.356 ± 0.607a |
+b*(yellowness) | 35.479 ± 0.238a | 34.499 ± 0.149b | 33.697 ± 0.561c | 32.856 ± 0.239d |