Divergent selection for ω3:ω6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in quail eggs

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Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 527-534

  Mennicken, Lothar ^a   Ponsuksili, Siriluck ^b   Tholen, Ernst ^a   Khang, Nguyen Thi Kim ^a   Steier, Katharina ^a   Petersen, Johannes ^a   Schellander, Karl ^a   Wimmers, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 fatty acids; Functional food; Heritability; Product quality; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 27644526511     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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