IMPACT OF EGG SHELL AND SPOTS COLOUR ON THE QUALITY OF HATCHING EGGS DERIVED FROM THREE LINES OF LOCAL QUAIL

This study was carried out to analyze the impact of lines, egg shell colour and intraction between (Line ⁎ eggshell colours) on quality characteristics hatching parameters assess correlation these traits in three local quail eggs (desert, brown white). A total 409 were collected from female quails during 16 weeks divided into five groups basis spot for each line. The results revealed that there significant (P≤0.05) variances among lines whole (weight, length, width, Egg volume, Haugh unit), albumen height, diameter), yolk index, Yolk/albumen) thickness, surface area, unit surface). desert line resulted best quality. demonstrated internal external characters differed significantly colour. Whereas, such as: weight, Yolk diameter percentage no significance differences groups. Phenotypic appeared coefficients traits. incubation characteristics, fertility, hatchability fertile eggs, set Chick weight within lines.