Kelly Hensel

Kelly Hensel

Enhancing Eggs' Health Benefits Through Hen Feed
A study published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Science shows that supplementing hen feed with prebiotics and probiotics may improve the health properties of eggs. The researchers conducted a 16-week feeding experiment to investigate the effects of a prebiotic, a probiotic, and their combination as a synbiotic on the chemical compositions of egg yolks and the egg quality of laying hens. They found that prebiotic, probiotic, or synbiot…

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Kelly Hensel is deputy managing editor, print & digital, of Food Technology magazine ([email protected]).
Kelly Hensel
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