Table 2. Effects of breed, laying age and egg storage period on the incubation time and the survival rate of chicks after hatching

Factors Incubation time (h) Survival rate from 1d to 7d (%)
Breed (A) Jaeraejong 460.7±8.4b 96.5±5.2a
K. Rhode 467.3±7.5a 96.0±5.8a
K. Leghorn 468.2±7.8a 86.4±9.1b
Laying age (B) 27~29wk 465.3±8.4 90.4±9.8b
50~52wk 465.6±8.9 95.5±5.4a
Egg storage period (C) 3d 462.4±7.9c 95.4±5.9
7d 465.2±8.1b 91.1±8.7
14d 470.0±8.3a 92.4±9.4
P values A <0001 <0001
B 0.6432 0.0013
C <0001 0.0668
A X B 0.5736 0.0293
A X C 0.0568 0.5707
B X C 0.4455 0.7962
A X B X C 0.1579 0.7749
Values are mean±standard deviation.
The different superscripts within column in each factor significantly differ.