Differences in egg lipid and antioxidant composition between wild and captive pheasants and geese

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-107

  Speake, Brian K ^a   Surai, Peter F ^a   Noble, Ray C ^a   Beer, John V ^b   Wood, Nicholas A R ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fatty acids; Goose; Lipid; Pheasant; Vitamin E; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; DIACYLGLYCEROL; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID ESTER; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PYROGALLOL; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; GOOSE; GRASS; LIPID COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; PHASIANIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0032819993     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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