Table 1 Survival and hatching rates of chicken embryos after busulfan treatment
Dose (μg) | Number of embryos | Survival rates of embryos on incubation day (%) | Hatched (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 14 | Day 17 | Day 20 | |||
Untreated controls (0) | 71 | 94.47 ± 1.08 | 92.96 ± 1.41 | 89.93 ± 4.17 | 88.64 ± 3.99 | 88.64 ± 3.99 | 85.91 ± 2.81 | 84.47 ± 1.49 |
Busulfan treated (100) | 144 | 87.03 ± 3.16 | 77.65 ± 3.36 | 69.75 ± 4.93 | 68.39 ± 5.31 | 68.39 ± 5.31 | 67.65 ± 5.01 | 61.85 ± 2.59 |
P value | 0.0902 | 0.0136 | 0.0354 | 0.0381 | 0.0381 | 0.0336 | 0.0016 | |