Cholesterol Contents and Fatty Acid Composition of Chukar, Pheasant, Guinea Fowl and Quail Egg Yolk

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 831-836

  Choi, S H ^a   Song, K T ^a   Oh, H R ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Chukar; Egg Yolk; Fatty Acid Composition; Guinea Fowl; Pheasant; Quail

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035613639     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.831     Document Type: Article

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