Pearl Millet in Layer Diets Enhances Egg Yolk n-3 Fatty Acids

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 326-330

  Collins, V P ^a   Cantor, A H ^a   Pescatore, A J ^a   Straw, M L ^a   Ford, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Layer; n 3 fatty acids; Pearl millet; Yolk pigmentation

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; ZEA MAYS;

EDIBLE OIL; FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; MAIZE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHICKENS; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; EGG YOLK; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031066231     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.2.326     Document Type: Article

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