To date, studies on the effect of the feeding of purple pigment from anthocyanin-rich corn on the status of antioxidative
defense in sheep are not available. Our hypothesis is that anthocyanin feeding might improve the status of antioxidant
substances and/or enzymes in sheep. To test this hypothesis, we measured the alteration of plasma antioxidant concentration sand activity and oxidation resistance in wethers fed a diet supplemented with purple corn pigment