Effect of Dietary Carotenoid on Egg Yolk Color and Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activity of Laying Hens

The effects of dietary carotenoids on egg yolk were investigated in this study. Forty Rhode Island Red (RR) and 40 Silky Fowl (SF) hens that were 60 weeks old were used. Hens of each breed were randomly divided into four dietary groups. One group was fed a basal diet (crude protein 17%, metaboliz...

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Main Authors: Sadao Kojima, Sakura Koizumi, Yukari Kawami, Yuna Shigeta, Ayako Osawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2022-04-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/59/2/59_0210032/_pdf/-char/en