Effect of dietary folic acid supplementation on egg folate content and the performance and folate status of two strains of laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1533-1538

  Hebert, K ^a   House, J D ^a   Guenter, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Laying hen

Indexed keywords

AVES; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

FOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 33644797498     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.10.1533     Document Type: Article

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