research was carried out at the experimental farm of the Department
of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science of the
University of Perugia (Italy) from November 2013 to February 2014.
Thirty White Leghorn hens, 30 wk. of age at the start of
experiment, were randomly assigned to one of the following
conditions:
• Standard diet (C);
• Standard diet + 40 g/d of alfalfa sprouts (A);
• Standard diet + 40 g/d of flax sprouts (F).