Vitamins E and A, carotenoids, and fatty acids of the raptor egg yolk

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-38

  Barton, Nigel W H ^a   Fox, Nicholas C ^a   Surai, Peter F ^b   Speake, Brian K ^b  

^a Falcon Facility   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg yolk; Fatty acids; Plasma; Raptor nutrition; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DIET; EGG; FATTY ACID; VITAMIN;

EID: 0141703767     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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