Blood carotenoids as a biomarker of intestinal functionality and performance in broiler chickens
The results indicate that the quantification of carotenoids in the blood, performed in a fast and minimally invasive way, can be used as an innovative tool to monitor intestinal functionality and predict productive performance in broilers in response to nutritional supplementation.
Authors
- José Fernando Machado Menten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-3439)
- Letícia Cardoso Bittencourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3120-8333)
- Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2285-9695)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1706730
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00