Table 4. Effects of CSL on egg quality of laying hens¹

Items	Dietary treatment²			SEM³	P-value
Items	CON	CSL 0.5	CSL 3.0	SEM³	P-value
Eggshell thickness (mm)
Week 46	0.38	0.39	0.39	0.003	0.075
Week 48	0.38	0.39	0.39	0.007	0.719
Egg-breaking strength (kgf)
Week 46	5.78	5.85	5.84	0.049	0.838
Week 48	5.76	5.78	5.74	0.071	0.975
Eggshell color
Week 46	20.51	20.93	20.45	0.306	0.787
Week 48	20.98	20.63	20.41	0.286	0.722
Albumen height (mm)
Week 46	8.42	8.52	8.55	0.026	0.171
Week 48	8.38	8.47	8.54	0.034	0.210
Haugh units
Week 46	91.40	91.68	91.86	0.210	0.674
Week 48	90.89	91.13	91.33	0.273	0.804
Yolk color
Week 46	6.81	6.87	6.80	0.026	0.549
Week 48	6.75	6.87	6.82	0.032	0.288

Values are mean of six replicates per treatment.
CON: Basal diet meets the recommended nutritional requirements for Hy-Line Brown; CSL 0.5: CON + 5 g/kg CSL; CSL 3.0: CON + 30 g/kg CSL.
SEM = standard error of mean.