Pediococcus acidilactici VPro29 and Reduced Yolk Cholesterol Content

• Effects of dietary probiotic (Pediococcus acidilactici) supplementation on performance, nutrient digestibility, egg traits, egg yolk cholesterol, and fatty acid profile in laying hens.

  • 2012-10
  • RCT · n = 222
  • Poultry Science 91(10)
  • • D. Mikulski
    • J. Jankowski
    • Jakub Naczmański
    • M. Mikulska
    • V. Demey

  • PubMed: 22991559
  • DOI: 10.3382/PS.2012-02370

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  • Reduced Yolk Cholesterol Content

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  • Animal Study

  After 6 mo of probiotic supplementation, significant differences were also found in the fatty acid composition and cholesterol content of egg yolk. The yolk cholesterol content, regardless of PA dose, decreased by more than 10%

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes