Table 6 Lysozyme - content and its enzymatic activity in Duck egg albumen of selected breeds in two seasons of use.

From: The influence of origin and age of ducks on egg morphological composition and level and activity of lysozyme

Item

Season

K-2

P-9

LsA

P value

Effect of origin

Effect

of season

Effect

of

interaction

Thick albumen

 

 Lysozyme content (%)

1

0.12

0.11

0.11

< 0.001

0.001

0.001

2

0.16A*

0.12B*

0.12B*

 Lysozyme activity (U/ml)

1

25,352A

24,426B

22,021C

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

2

32,944A*

25,173B*

22,049C*

Thin albumen

 

 Lysozyme content (%)

1

0.18A

0.16B

0.16B

< 0.001

0.003

< 0.001

2

0.19a*

0.18b*

0.17c*

 Lysozyme activity (U/ml)

1

39,090A

34,573B

33,959B

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

2

40,987A*

38,655A*

35,485B*

  1. A, B… - values in rows with different letters differ significantly (P ≤ 0.01); a, b…- P ≤ 0.05.
  2. * - values in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly P < 0.05.
  3. O – origin.
  4. S - season.