Journal of Applied Veterinary Science and Technology, 2020 Background: Supplementation of good feed on quail can improve its egg quality. One of the excellent supplement comes from herbs. Turmeric is one of the herbs which good for livestock because of its content, curcuminoid, and essential oil. Curcuminoid can
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Influence of dietary carrot and paprika on egg physical characteristics and yolk color [PDF]
Food and Feed Research, 2018 For many consumers egg yolk color is a very important characteristic of egg quality. Since hens are not able to synthesize coloring pigments, the intensity of the yolk color depends directly on the content and profile of pigmenting carotenoids present in
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Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaf enhanced yolk color and egg flavor in laying hens by altering yolk lipid composition. [PDF]
Poult SciThe present study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of dietary Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaf (ZBL) on productive performance, egg quality, flavor, and yolk lipidomic of laying hens. In total, 640 healthy Lohmann Pink laying hens (age, 58 weeks) were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: control (CON), 1 % ZBL, 2 ...
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Egg quality evaluation of japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) supplemented with powdered leaves of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius) and siam weed (Chromolaena odorata) [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThe study aimed to evaluate the egg quality of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) supplemented with powdered leaves of jute mallow and Siam weed.
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Turmeric root and annato seed in second-cycle layer diets: performance and egg quality
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2011 The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of annato (Bixa orellana L.) and turmeric (Turmeric longa L.) in layer feeds on live performance, egg quality, and yolk pigmentation and depigmentation time.
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Influence of natural and synthetic carotenoids on the color of egg yolk [PDF]
Scientia Agricola, 2016 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 (
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Enhancement of egg yolk color by paprika combined with a probiotic
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2011 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.
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Egg yolk cholesterol, egg quality, and performance in response to copper–methionine chelates and alfalfa powder supplementation in Nick chick laying hen diets [PDF]
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2023 This experiment was designed to investigate the effects of different levels of copper–methionine chelates and alfalfa powder on egg yolk cholesterol content, egg quality, and performance in laying hens.
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Enhanced lycopene fortification in eggs using poultry feed containing a carotenoid-oil preparation derived from metabolically engineered baker’s yeast [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCarotenoids such as lycopene are important additives for food and animal feed due to their health-promoting effects as well as their industrial utility as color agents. However, the low bioavailability of lycopene from common sources limits its effective
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Plant Carotenoids as Pigment Sources in Laying Hen Diets: Effect on Yolk Color, Carotenoid Content, Oxidative Stability and Sensory Properties of Eggs. [PDF]
Foods, 2021 The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a supplementation diet for hens consisting of dried basil herb and flowers of calendula and dandelion for color, carotenoid content, iron-induced oxidative stability, and sensory properties of egg yolk ...
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