From: Genetic variation and potential for genetic improvement of cuticle deposition on chicken eggs
 | Breed 1 | Breed 2A | Breed 3 | Breed 4 | Meta-analysis | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egg color | Brown | White | Tinted | Brown | Â | |
Age (weeks) | 31 | 50 | 32 | 39 | 62 | Â |
Pre-stain Abs@640Â nm and Post-stain Abs@640Â nm | ||||||
\({\text{r}}_{\text{A}}\) | 0.50 (0.12) | 0.58 (0.09) | 0.48 (0.18) | 0.57 (0.09) | 0.58 (0.11) | 0.55 (0.05) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{E}}\) | 0.71 (0.03) | 0.59 (0.06) | 0.28 (0.06) | 0.33 (0.07) | 0.49 (0.05) | 0.48*(0.09) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{P}}\) | 0.64 (0.02) | 0.58 (0.02) | 0.33 (0.03) | 0.44 (0.03) | 0.51 (0.02) | 0.50*(0.05) |
\({\text{b}}_{\text{A}}\) | 1.04 (0.29) | 1.22 (0.23) | 6.07 (2.59) | 1.92 (0.37) | 0.68 (0.15) | 1.21*(0.27) |
\({\text{b}}_{\text{E}}\) | 1.41 (0.10) | 1.57 (0.21) | 2.61 (0.62) | 1.56 (0.35) | 0.94 (0.12) | 1.42*(0.18) |
\({\text{b}}_{\text{P}}\) | 1.30 (0.05) | 1.37 (0.07) | 3.38 (0.35) | 1.77 (0.12) | 0.81 (0.04) | 1.58*(0.20) |
Pre-stain Abs@640 nm and ΔAbs@640 nm | ||||||
\({\text{r}}_{\text{A}}\) | 0.02 (0.16) | 0.13 (0.13) | 0.42 (0.19) | 0.31 (0.12) | − 0.32 (0.14) | 0.11*(0.13) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{E}}\) | 0.28 (0.06) | 0.26 (0.09) | 0.18 (0.07) | 0.12 (0.08) | − 0.04 (0.07) | 0.16*(0.06) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{P}}\) | 0.19 (0.03) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.24 (0.03) | 0.21 (0.03) | − 0.14 (0.03) | 0.14*(0.07) |
Post-stain Abs@640 nm and ΔAbs@640 nm | ||||||
\({\text{r}}_{\text{A}}\) | 0.88 (0.04) | 0.88 (0.03) | 0.99 (0.01) | 0.96 (0.01) | 0.58 (0.11) | 0.92*(0.03) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{E}}\) | 0.88 (0.02) | 0.93 (0.01) | 0.99 (0.01) | 0.97 (0.01) | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.93*(0.02) |
\({\text{r}}_{\text{P}}\) | 0.87 (0.01) | 0.91 (0.01) | 0.99 (0.01) | 0.97 (0.01) | 0.78 (0.01) | 0.90*(0.04) |