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Table 1 MDD% for mallard and quail

From: Statistical analysis of avian reproduction studies

MDD%

Response

Abbrv

 

Mallard

Quail

p50

p75

p90

p50

p75

p90

18

23

35

Eggs laid per hen

EL

24

28

38

1

3

3

Eggs not cracked/number eggs laid

ENC_EL

2

3

4

8

16

24

Live embryos/number eggs set

LE_ES

8

16

25

2

4

9

Live embryos/number viable embryos

LE_VE

1

2

3

18

22

25

Number hatched/number eggs set

NH_ES

13

18

25

10

15

20

Number hatched/number live embryos

NH_LE

5

9

13

18

22

25

14-day survivors/number eggs set

HS_ES

14

19

26

2

2

3

14-day survivors/number hatched

HS_NH

4

7

10

26

29

35

Number of 14-day survivors per hen

HS

30

34

39

6

7

7

Hatchling body wt (g)

HATWT

5

6

7

6

7

8

14 Day survivor BW (g)

SURVWT

7

8

8

4

5

6

Eggshell thickness (mm)

THICK

5

6

6

8

9

12

Adult food consumption (g/bird/d)

FOOD

8

8

9

94

203

293

Adult male body weight gain (g)

WTGAINM

81

101

155

45

51

58

Adult female body weight gain (g)

WTGAINF

35

42

79

25

29

35

Number of hatchlings per hen (#/hen)

NH

29

34

38

  1. pn = nth quantile of distribution of MDD% for indicated responses, n = 50, 75, 90
  2. Calculations assume 18 cages of 2 birds each in every treatment group and within-study CVs from historical control data from two frequently used testing labs