Table 8.

Effect of dietary astaxanthin (ASTA) on the egg yolk ASTA content.

Items	Time/week	ASTA levels/(mg/kg)				SEM	P value
		0	25	50	100		Linear	Quadratic
ASTA content (mg/kg)	2	-	3.69c	11.13b	34.95a	2.91	<0.01	<0.01
	4	-	8.07c	17.56b	37.47a	3.06	<0.01	<0.01
	6	-	12.87c	21.06b	44.20a	3.46	<0.01	<0.01

^a-cMeans within a row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).