• DOI:10.1017/S1742170509990214
Corpus ID: 33668490

Vitamins A, E and fatty acid composition of the eggs of caged hens and pastured hens

@article{Karsten2010VitaminsAE,
  title={Vitamins A, E and fatty acid composition of the eggs of caged hens and pastured hens},
  author={H. Karsten and P. Patterson and R. Stout and G. Crews},
  journal={Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems},
  year={2010},
  volume={25},
  pages={45 - 54}
}

• H. Karsten, P. Patterson, +1 author G. Crews
• Published 2010
• Biology
• Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Abstract In the US farmers often market pastured poultry eggs for a premium price, claiming animal and human health benefits. We examined how moving pastured hens to forage legumes or mixed grasses influenced hen (Gallus gallus L.) egg omega-3 fatty acids and concentrations of vitamins A and E. We also compared the eggs of the pastured hens to those of hens fed a commercial diet in cages. We used a cross-over design to compare pasture species: 75 sister hens were assigned to one of three… Expand