| a-egg |  |  | b-egg |  |  | c-egg |  |  |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mean | s.d. | n | Mean | s.d. | n | Mean | s.d. | n |
Egg mass (g) | 93.1 | 5.0 | 30a | 89.7 | 4.8 | 30b | 84.2 | 5.8 | 30c |
Lutein (μg/g) | 7.89 | 3.81 | 29a | 7.06 | 3.10 | 30a | 4.94 | 2.57 | 30b |
cis-lutein (μg/g) § | 1.05 | 1.13 | 29a | 0.99 | 0.87 | 30a | 0.69 | 0.99 | 30b |
Zeaxanthin (μg/g) § | 4.09 | 3.13 | 29a | 3.95 | 2.23 | 30a | 2.91 | 2.50 | 30b |
Dehydrolutein (μg/g) § | 2.71 | 3.13 | 29a | 1.85 | 2.11 | 30ab | 1.30 | 1.52 | 30b |
ß-cryptoxanthin (μg/g) § | 1.07 | 0.70 | 29a | 0.87 | 0.63 | 30a | 0.52 | 0.47 | 30b |
ß-carotene (μg/g) | 3.56 | 1.69 | 29a | 3.07 | 2.00 | 30ab | 2.78 | 1.56 | 30b |
Total carotenoids (μg/g) | 22.2 | 10.1 | 29a | 19.7 | 6.9 | 30a | 14.6 | 6.6 | 30b |
Vitamin A (μg/g) | 1.00 | 0.26 | 30 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 30 | 1.03 | 0.31 | 30 |
Vitamin E (μg/g) | 119.2 | 26.4 | 30a | 104.9 | 28.1 | 30b | 81.4 | 22.4 | 30c |
Testosterone (ng/g) § | 5.26 | 4.93 | 30a | 9.28 | 7.83 | 30b | 9.94 | 4.04 | 30bc |
Androstenedione (ng/g) § | 101.2 | 46.9 | 21a | 165.0 | 92.7 | 20b | 213.6 | 103.4 | 20bc |
Dihydrotestosterone (ng/g) | 1.66 | 1.00 | 9a | 2.13 | 0.75 | 9a | 4.76 | 2.00 | 9b |
Estradiol (ng/g) § | 0.024 | 0.026 | 30 | 0.022 | 0.021 | 30 | 0.021 | 0.024 | 30 |
Corticosterone (ng/g) § | 5.70 | 4.87 | 28 | 5.46 | 4.43 | 27 | 6.02 | 2.52 | 29 |