Studies on the Effect of Feeding Cupric Sulfate Pentahydrate to Laying Hens on Egg Cholesterol Content

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1540-1545

  Pesti, Gene M ^a   Bakalli, Remzi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Copper; Egg; Hen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPPER SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; SOYBEAN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; COPPER SULFATE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG YOLK; EGGS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032185588     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.10.1540     Document Type: Article

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