A study on the Thickness of Egg Shell Membrane and Egg Shell in Quail Eggs

메추리의 난각과 난각막의 두께에 관한 연구

This study was carried out to investigate the variations in the thickness of egg shell and egg shell membrane of Quail eggs from July 25, 1978 to September 7, 1978. No. of eggs used in this experiment was 520 okay and all the eggs were purchased from a farm located in Jinju city. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Egg shells of quail were classified as white egg shell with large spots, egg shell with large spots, violet egg shell with small spots and beige egg shell with small spots by the exterior shell colour and their average egg weights were 8.993g, 8.866g, 8.403g and 8.109g, respectively. 2. Average egg shell thickness of white egg shell with large spots, egg. shell with large spots, violet egg shell with small spots and beige on shell with small spots were 0.171mm, 0.169mm, 0.160mm, and 0.156mm, respectively. 3. Average eggs shell membrane of white egg shell with large spots, egg shell with large spots, violet egg shell with small spots and beige egg shell with small spots were 0.0449mm, 0.0431mm, 0.0398mm, and 0.0397mm, respectively. 4. Negative correlation coefficient was found between egg shell thickness ana egg shell membrane thickness, but it was not significant. 5. Comparing quail egg with fowl egg, the thickness of quail egg shell was much thinner than that of fowl egg, but egg shell membrane thickness was similar between the two.

본 시험은 메추리의 난각과 난각막의 두께 변화를 구명하기 위해서, 공시난 520개로부터 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 메추리 란의 외모색에 따라 구분한 사종의 난각은 그 색에 따라서 대반점백색난각. 대반점난각, 소반점보라난각, 소반점베이지난각으로 구분되고, 그 평균 란중은 8.993g, 8.866g, 8.403g, 8,109g이었다. 2) 사종 난각의 평균 두께는 대기점백색락각이 0.171mm, 대반점각이 0.169mm. 소반점베이지난각이 0.160mm, 소반점보라난각이 0.156mm였다. 3) 사종의 난각막의 평균 두께는 대반점 난각이 0.0449mm. 대연점백색난각이 0.0431mm, 소반점베이지난각이 0.398mm 소반점보라난각이 0.0397mm였다. 4) 난각과 난각막의 두께간에서 빈의 상관계수가 나타났으나 유의성은 없었다. 5) 일반적으로 난각의 두께가 닭에 비하여 매우 엷었다. 그러나 난각막의 두께는 대동소이했다.