The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supplementation of increasing doses of a purple corn extract (Zea mays L) in the diet of broilers on the productive performance and lipid metabolism. Two hundred Cobb 500 broilers, unsexed, 28 days old, randomly distributed in four treatments were used: T1 (control), T1, T2 and T2 with 0, 0.05, 0.15 and 0.75% purple corn extract (EMM) as a source of anthocyanins. Productive performance, lipid profile, cardiovascular risk indicators (total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol - TC/HDL-c- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/HDL-c - LDL-c/HDL-c), glycemia and hepatic steatosis (HE) were evaluated. Ten male chickens per treatment were slaughtered at 56 days of age. The results were analysed using one-way ANOVA and Dunett's mean test, except for the cardiovas...

            The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supplementation of increasing doses of a purple corn extract (Zea mays L) in the diet of broilers on the productive performance and lipid metabolism. Two hundred Cobb 500 broilers, unsexed, 28 days old, randomly distributed in four treatments were used: T1 (control), T1, T2 and T2 with 0, 0.05, 0.15 and 0.75% purple corn extract (EMM) as a source of anthocyanins. Productive performance, lipid profile, cardiovascular risk indicators (total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol - TC/HDL-c- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/HDL-c - LDL-c/HDL-c), glycemia and hepatic steatosis (HE) were evaluated. Ten male chickens per treatment were slaughtered at 56 days of age. The results were analysed using one-way ANOVA and Dunett's mean test, except for the cardiovas...