Table 3. Dietary effects of varying levels of vitamin premix (VP) on egg and eggshell qualities in laying hens

Treatments SEM p-value
Control 0.1% VP T1 0.05% VP T2 0% VP Linear Quadratic ANOVA
Eggshell strength (kg/cm2) 3.9a 3.8a 2.8b 0.263 0.006 0.134 0.011
Eggshell thickness (mm) 0.45a 0.46a 0.41b 0.008 < 0.001 0.010 < 0.001
Haugh unit 89.6 90.1 89.7 1.350 0.944 0.773 0.956
Yolk color 8.5 8.1 7.9 0.154 0.046 0.579 0.118
Mean values with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly at p < 0.05.