Effect of Supplementing the Diet of Male Chickens with Oils Rich in n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Fatty Acid Profiles of the Testis and Liver

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1518-1522

  Surai, Peter F ^a   Cerolini, Silvia ^a,b   Speake, Brian K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arachidonic Acid; Docosatetraenoic Acid; Evening Primrose Oil; Fertility; Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034362577     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1518     Document Type: Article

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