Table 5. Laying percentage, average egg weight (EW avg.) and egg mass production (Egg mass) of KNC varieties including KNC black (KNC_L), KNC white (KNC_W), KNC yellowish brown (KNC_Y), KNC reddish brown (KNC_R) and HIL varieties including HIL black (HIL_L), HIL white (HIL_W), HIL yellowish brown (HIL_Y), HIL grayish brown (HIL_G)

Parameters KNC_L KNC_W KNC_Y KNC_R P-value1
Laying (%) 51.1±19.1 46.2±18.7 59.3±10.3 44.9±22.8 0.0593*
EW avg. (24~40 wks, g) 46.2±3.8 44.8±3.0 46.1±2.5 43.3±2.8 0.1118*
Egg mass (kg/hen/d) 2.5±0.7a 2.3±0.5ab 2.7±0.5a 1.7±1.1b 0.0045*
HIL_L HIL_W HIL_Y HIL_G P-value
Laying (%) 43.6±19.9 36.7±22.7 39.6±15.9 54.4±7.2 0.0749+
EW avg. (24~40 wks, g) 43.7±3.0 41.9±7.4 42.6±2.8 41.2±2.6 0.5428*
Egg mass, (kg/hen/d) 1.9±0.9 1.6±1.0 1.7±0.8 2.2±0.3 0.2192+
P-values indicate the variation in each parameters across the varieties compared by ANOVA (*) or Welch’s ANOVA (+).
Within a row, value with different superscripts differ (Scheffe’s test or Games-Howell test, P<0.05).