Dataset of the article entitled Dietary canthaxanthin reduces xanthophyll uptake and red coloration in adult red-legged partridges

Abstract

Excel Dataset including "initial" and "final" values for red coloration, plasma carotenoids and vitamins of partridges treated with diquat or control (diquat row) and receiving different carotenoids in the diet (group). The dataset also includes values from terminal tissue samples (ornaments, liver, heart and fat) and the carotenoid and vitamin content in the egg yolk. Finally, it also includes initial values as residuals from mixed models controlling for random factors (e.g. lab session) and confounding covariates (red chip hue in leg pictures). These residuals were used as covariates in model testing experimental treatment effects on final values.