Astaxanthin supplementation enriches productive performance, physiological and immunological responses in laying hens

Astaxanthin supplementation enriches productive performance, physiological and immunological responses in laying hens

Objective Astaxanthin is a natural super antioxidant. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of astaxanthin rich Phaffia rhodozyma (PR) supplementation in diets on laying production performance, egg quality, antioxidant defenses and immune defenses in laying hens. Methods A tota...

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Main Authors: Yuanzhao Zhu, Long Yin, Jinshan Ge, Xuezhuang Wu, Yuhan Peng, Tao Zhang, Meihong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2021-03-01
Series:Animal Bioscience
Subjects:
astaxanthin
laying hens
egg quality
antioxidant defenses
immune defenses
Online Access:http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-20-0550.pdf

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