Research on the factors affecting cholesterol content and some other characteristics of eggs in laying hens: The effects of genotype and rearing system

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Basmacioǧlu, Hatice ^a   Ergül, Mustafa ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Genotype and rearing system; Laying hen

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; SOYBEAN OIL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING; GENOTYPE; HEN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; REARING; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 16244394865     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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