Bioavailability comparison of free and esterified lutein for layer hens

Lutein supplements are often used to pigment and enrich layer chicken eggs. This experiment was conduced to compare the bioavailability of free and esterified lutein, by depletion method. Forty chickens were randomly divided into two groups. After 2 weeks of washout period, when all birds were fed t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L Wu, X Huang, K Shi, R Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2009000200004