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Table 7 Egg quality parameters of eggs laid by hens, as meana per group, over the study

From: Safety of fluralaner oral solution, a novel systemic antiparasitic treatment for chickens, in laying hens after oral administration via drinking water

Group

Evaluation time (study period)

Pre-test

-5 to -1

Main study

1 to 10

Recovery1

11 to 28

Recovery2

29 to 34

Egg weight (g)

 Control

58.4

58.9

58.0

59.0

 Fluralaner 1×

59.0

59.5

59.8

59.9

 Fluralaner 3×

58.7

59.3

60.0

60.6

 Fluralaner 5×

58.8

59.1

60.0

60.7

Eggshell thickness (mm)

 Control

0.35

0.34

0.37

0.38

 Fluralaner 1×

0.36

0.35

0.36

0.38

 Fluralaner 3×

0.33

0.35

0.36

0.38

 Fluralaner 5×

0.36

0.35

0.36

0.37

Eggshell strength (kg.f)

 Control

4.860

5.268

5.032

5.005

 Fluralaner 1×

5.332

4.992

5.255

5.233

 Fluralaner 3×

5.061

5.238

5.141

5.113

 Fluralaner 5×

5.211

5.087

5.151

5.025

Egg haugh unit

 Control

80.2

79.4

77.0

78.1

 Fluralaner 1×

82.1

80.2

76.4

73.5

 Fluralaner 3×

79.0

80.3

77.5

75.0

 Fluralaner 5×

80.4

79.4

76.2

75.1

  1. afor post-treatment data, adjusted mean from the statistical model