Response of lamb plasma carotenoid concentration to a shift from a low to a high dietary carotenoid level

This study was conducted to investigate the pattern of plasma carotenoid concentration (PCC) in lambs switching from a low to a high dietary carotenoid level. A total of 12 Romane lambs were individually penned indoors and fed a low dietary carotenoid level for 23 days (period 1) and then a high die...

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Main Authors: L. de Oliveira, P.C.F. Carvalho, S. Prache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111002515