Table 2 Proximate composition of eggs (lg/egg) of M. rosenbergii during the embryonic development (X= SD, n= 6).
Embryonic stages Protein Lipid Carbohydrate Moisture (%)
Orange eggs 26.5 ±1.47B 18.3 ±0.95A 3.4± 0.153A 49.23± 0.757D
Yellow eggs 26.7 ±1.56B 17.4 ±0.60A 2.3± 0.20B 55.90± 3.01C
Pale brown eggs 27.2 ±1.22B 16 ±0.31B 2.1± 0.32B 68.53± 1.65B
Deep brown eggs 30.9 ±1.14A 9.7 ±0.47C 1.9± 0.15B 76.23± 2.64A
Means bearing the same superscript in the same column are not significantly different (P