Effects of piscivory on the fatty acid profiles and antioxidants of avian yolk: Studies on eggs of the gannet, skua, pelican and cormorant

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 305-312

  Surai, Peter F ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^b   Fidgett, Andrea L ^c   Blount, Jonathan D ^c   Speake, Brian K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Lipids; Piscivory; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EGG; FATTY ACID; PISCIVORY; SEABIRD;

EID: 0034765023     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901001406     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Why egg yolk is yellow
2. The nutrition of fish: The developing scene
3. Development of antioxidant capacity in tissues of the chick embryo
4. The component acids of lipids from marine and freshwater species with special reference to furan-containing acids
5. Effect of β-carotene, canthaxanthin, lutein and vitamin E on neonatal immunity of chicks when supplemented in the broiler breeder diets
6. The lipid composition and biochemistry of freshwater fish
7. α-Tocopherol, β-carotene and retinol enrichment of chickeneggs
8. Yolk lipids
9. The fatty acid composition of brain phospholipids from chicken and duck embryos
10. Carotenoid-dependent signals: Indicators of foraging efficiency, immunocompetence or detoxification ability?
11. Lipid metabolism and the neonatal chicken
12. Lipid and fatty acid compositional differences between eggs of wild and captive-breeding alligators (Alligator mississippiensis): An association with reduced hatchability?
13. Yolk lipids and their fatty acids in the wild and captive ostrich (Struthio camelus)
14. Parental investment and egg yolk lipid composition in gulls
15. Fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue and yolk lipids of a bird with a marine-based diet, the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
16. The relationship between the fatty acid profiles of the yolk and the embryonic tissue lipids: A comparison between the lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) and the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
17. Transport and transformations of yolk lipids during development of the avian embryo
18. The utilization of yolk lipids by the chick embryo
19. Differences in egg lipid and antioxidant composition between wild and captive pheasants and geese
20. Comparative aspects of yolk lipid utilisation in birds and reptiles
21. Vitamin E in avian reproduction
22. The relationship between the α-tocopherol content of the yolk and its accumulation in the tissues of the newly-hatched chick
23. The relationship between the levels of α-tocopherol and carotenoids in the maternal feed, yolk and neonatal tissues: Comparison between the chicken, turkey, duck and goose
24. Effect of supplementing the hen's diet with vitamin A on the accumulation of vitamins A and E, ascorbic acid and carotenoids in the egg yolk and in the embryonic liver
25. Tissue-specific differences in antioxidant distribution and susceptibility to lipid peroxidation during development of the chick embryo
26. Relationship between vitamin E content and susceptibility to lipid peroxidation in tissues of the newly-hatched chick
27. Distribution of carotenoids from the yolk to the tissues of the chick embryo
28. Selective excretion of yolk-derived tocotrienols into the bile of the chick embryo
29. Species-specific differences in the fatty acid profiles of the lipids of the yolk and of the liver of the chick