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Table 3 Percentage fertility recorded during the study when only the hens were treated at the 30, 60 or 90 mg/kg and the method of evaluation

From: Florfenicol induces early embryonic death in eggs collected from treated hens

Time

Event

n

Dose administered (mg/kg)

Method

0

30

60

90

−24

Day before treatment

30

70

77

90

73

Hatch

24

24 h after 1’st Treatment

30

70

69

3

0

Break-out

72

24 h after third treatment

30

50

52

0

0

Hatch

96

24 h after 4’th treatment

30

71

81

0

0

Break-out

120

Day 1 after withdrawal

25

71

64

12

8

Break-out

168

Day 3 after withdrawal

15

66

71

0

0

Hatch

192

Day 4 after withdrawal

10

80

100

60

75

Break-out

240

Day 6 after withdrawal

5

80

100

60

75

Break-out

264

Day 7 after withdrawal

5

80

100

67

100

Hatch

  1. Time- indicates the time of eggs collection in relation to treatment. Method- indicates the methodology used to ascertain fertility for the specified time point. Values are presented as the percentage fertility of the total number of eggs incubated. From 120 h, five hens per days were slaughtered for necropsy evaluation