Effects of addition of flaxseed to diets of laying hens on some production characteristics, levels of yolk and serum cholesterol, and fatty acid composition of yolk

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Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 75-79

  Sari, M ^a   Aksit M ^a   Özdoǧan, Mursel ^a   Basmacioǧlu, Hatice ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Flaxseed; Layers; Nutrition; Performance; Yolk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751339815     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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