Effect of retinyl acetate, ascorbic acid and tocopherol supplementation of the feed on egg vitamin A content in Japanese quail

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-219

  Bardos L ^a   Soter Gy ^a   Karchesz, Krisztina ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Egg; Egg yolk fortification; Japanese quail; Retinol; Retinyl esters; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; COTURNIX; EGGS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; OVIPOSITION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0029683340     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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