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This experiment was performed to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with linseed
on egg quality of laying quail. A total of 320 9-week-old Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) 9-wk old were
allocated to 4 treatment groups with 4 replicates containing 20 quail each. Birds were fed a commercial diet
containing 0% (C), 2% (T1), 4% (T2), or 6% (T3) linseed. Birds received water and diet ad libitum during the
total period of the experiment. Egg quality characteristics were monitored over 3 consecutive 21-d periods. Egg
quality criteria involved in this experiment were egg weight, yolk diameter, yolk height, yolk weight, albumen
height, albumen weight, shell weight, shell thickness, Haugh unit, albumen percentage, yolk perce
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