Dietary carotenoids and egg yolk coloration - A review

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 45-54

  Nys, Y ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Canthaxanthin; Carotenoid; Citranaxanthin; Coloration; Corn; Egg; Hen; Lucerne; Lutein; Marigold; Xanthophyll; Yolk; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039002293     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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