Linseeds used for poultry feeding resulted in more nutritional
eggs known as “omega eggs”. Linseed oil affects bone metabolism
in broilers. Birds fed on linseed oil alone or in combination with
palm oil showed enhanced digestibility of calcium, reduced serum
calcium and increased tibia calcium concentrations (Zhong et al.,
2014).
Also interesting are recent reports on the form of oil that is
applied. For example, rats fed on linseed oil in the form of microemulsions
showed higher levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
in the brain synaptic membrane in comparison to rats that were
givenoil without emulsionformation. Thisfinding is of greatimportance
because alpha-linolenic acid needs to be converted to DHA
through the action of desaturase and elongase enzymes, and this
conversion is at a minimal level (