The efficacy of vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate) supplementation in hen diets to alleviate egg quality deterioration associated with high temperature exposure

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1378-1383

  Kirunda, D F K ^a   Scheideler, S E ^a   McKee, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg quality; Haugh unit; High temperature exposure; Vitamin E; Yolk membrane strength

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE; ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COLOR; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HEAT; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHICKENS; COLOR; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OVIPOSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035459167     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.9.1378     Document Type: Article

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