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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
  • Eggs’ nutrient content can be changed by altering the hens’ feed.

  • To increase omega-3 fatty acid content in egg yolks, farmers can include flax, marine algae or fish oils in the feed.

Animal Nutrition

Animal Nutrition: Raising Healthy Hens

America’s egg farmers feed our hens food that meets the birds’ daily nutrient requirements. The feed is carefully balanced by a poultry nutrition specialist to combine the right amounts of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.

What’s in

  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Corn
  • Soybean meal

What’s not

  • Growth hormones
  • Antibiotics
 
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