Egg quality and yolk polyunsaturated fatty acid status in relation to broiler breeder hen age and dietary n-3 oils

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1131-1137

  Cherian, G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Breeder age; Docosahexaenoic acid; Hatchability; Hatching egg

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749095009     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00333     Document Type: Article

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