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Canthaxanthin is widely used as a feed additive to improve skin and yolk color in poultry. It is insoluble in water and sensitive to oxidation, so commercial canthaxanthin is often microencapsulated with wall materials to improve its solubility and stability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of canthaxanthin microencapsulation on
Chao Wen +5 more
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The effects of non-saponified lutein from marigold flower meal (MFM) and saponified lutein from marigold flower extract (MFE) on chicken egg yolk coloration was evaluated.
Kanda Lokaewmanee +3 more
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Development of egg yolk powder using a small-scale double drum dryer: Influence of steam pressure on physical properties [PDF]
Egg yolk powder is a versatile and widely used food ingredient. Double drum dryers have been widely used in the food industry for many years, but no report was found that utilize drum dryer to produce powdered eggs. This study aimed to investigate double
Setiyawan Ridwan +11 more
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Breed and feed affect amino acid contents of egg yolk and eggshell color in chickens
Genetic and environmental factors regulate hen egg traits. To demonstrate the possibility of producing designer eggs through genetic and environmental factors, we investigated the effects of breed and feed on egg traits using 2 chicken breeds, Rhode Island Red (RIR) and Australorp (AUS), and 2 feeds, mixed feed and fermented feed.
Hiroki Mori +3 more
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Effects of Canthaxanthin on Egg Production, Egg Quality, and Egg Yolk Color in Laying Hens
The effects of canthaxanthin (CTX) on egg production, (average daily feed intake) ADFI, egg quality, and yolk color compared with n atural xanthophylls in feedstuffs in laying hens were studied in a 5-wk trial. A total of 280 36-wk-old ISA Brown layers were divided into the following 7 treatments: T1, negative control (30% corn+20% wheat); T2, diet ...
J. H. Cho, Z. F. Zhang, I. H. Kim
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Influence of natural and synthetic carotenoids on the color of egg yolk [PDF]
ABSTRACT Carotenoids are incorporated into the diet of laying hens in order to modify the yolk color. A natural source of carotenoids in tropical countries is annatto, which could be used in the diets of hens. This study aimed to evaluate the addition of natural (annatto) and synthetic carotenoids to the diet of laying hens (commercial and alternative)
Spada, Fernanda Papa +8 more
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Previous studies have identified normal-oleic peanuts as a suitable and economical broiler feed ingredient. However, no studies to date have examined the use of high-oleic (HO) peanut cultivars as a feed ingredient for laying hens and determined the impact of feeding HO peanuts on performance and egg nutritive qualities.
Ondulla T, Toomer +5 more
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Marigold and Orange Skin as Egg Yolk Color Promoting Agents
The research was conducted with natural ingredients and orange skin in the diet of laying pullets to determine the suitability as pigmenting agents of egg yolk for laying chicken The influence of tes t ingredients on production characteristics of laying pullets, internal and external quality characteristics of eggs were investigated simultaneously. The
B.M. Hasin . +4 more
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The efficacy of ground marigold flower and orange skin was evaluated for egg yolk coloration. Two feeding trials were conducted. The first trial was carried out with 63 laying pullets (Shaver 579) that received 0, 40g marigold flower and 40g orange ...
Sachchidananda D. Chowdhury +4 more
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Enhancement of egg yolk color by paprika combined with a probiotic
SUMMARY Enhancing egg yolk color by feeding laying hens paprika extract (Color-Up, Kohkin Chemical Co. Ltd., Higashiosaka, Japan; 5 g of xanthophylls/kg) and potentially accelerating the process by concurrent feeding of a probiotic (Balantol powder, Kohkin Chemical Co. Ltd.; 10 7 of lactic acid bacterium Enterococcus faecium BIO-4R/g) was examined.
K. Lokaewmanee +3 more
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