Strain and Age Effects on Egg Composition from Hens Fed Diets Rich in n-3 Fatty Acids

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 192-196

  Scheideler, S E ^a   Jaroni, D ^a   Froning, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Flax; Layer; Oats; Yolk lipids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 0031992403     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.2.192     Document Type: Article

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