Oxidised derivatives of beta-carotene show promise

Caretenoid antioxidants could help in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock, this is according to Canadian company Avivagen. The company produces these ‘alternatives to antibiotics’ by using the oxidised ß-carotene technology. They state that many of the health properties associated with carotenoid antioxidants are not derived from their antioxidant properties, but rather from previously undiscovered bio-polymer compounds that arise when carotenoids spontaneously oxidise. Th