Effect of diets containing n-3 fatty acids on muscle long-chain n-3 fatty acid content in lambs fed low-and medium-quality roughage diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 698-706

  Ponnampalam, E N ^c   Sinclair, A J ^a   Egan, A R ^d   Blakeley, S J ^b   Leury, B J ^d  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Rural Production Systems   (Australia)

^c LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Food Supplements; Lambs; Muscles; Phospholipids; Roughage; Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; EVALUATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0035291086     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.793698x     Document Type: Article

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