Equol; egg quality; free-range; laying hen; pasture; Animal Feed/analysis; Animals; Chickens; Diet/veterinary; Eggs; Female; Grassland; Ovum; Trifolium; Animal Feed; Diet; Food Science; Animal Science and Zoology; General Medicine
Abstract :
[en] 1. The aim of this study was to evaluate the production of equol (4',7-isoflavandiol; a bacterial polyphenol metabolite which is an isoflavandiol oestrogen metabolised from daidzein from plants) enriched eggs from free-range hens fed different pasture species. Four species were tested: red clover, white clover, ryegrass and chicory.2. The study was conducted from June to September 2017 on eight free range, outdoor areas, each containing fifteen laying hens and sown with a single pasture species3. Precursors of equol (daidzein, formononetin) were analysed every fortnight from the fresh pasture cover in each area, as well as equol and daidzein levels in eggs.4. Daidzein and formononetin concentrations in the fresh pasture samples differed significantly according to species (P < 0.001), whereby red clover had the highest concentrations of daidzein and formononetin (85 and 996 µg/g DM, respectively).5. Equol concentration in eggs differed according to pasture species (P < 0.001). Equol concentrations reached about 1,200 ng/g DM in eggs from hens with access to red clover. These eggs can represent a valuable source of equol in the human diet.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Tosar, V; Productions in Agriculture Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center, Gembloux, Belgium ; Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Rousseau, G; Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center, Gembloux, Belgium
Decruyenaere, V; Productions in Agriculture Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center, Gembloux, Belgium
Beckers, Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Larondelle, Y; Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Froidmont, E; Productions in Agriculture Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center, Gembloux, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Red clover-rich grassland increases equol concentration in eggs from free-range laying hens.
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