Effects of dietary black cumin seed (Nigella sativa L.) on performance, egg traits, egg cholesterol content and egg yolk fatty acid composition in laying hens

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1737-1742

  Yalçin, Sakine ^a   Yalçin, Suzan ^b   Erol, Handan ^c   Buǧdayci, K Emre ^a   Özsoy, Bülent ^d   Çakir, Serkan ^c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black cumin seed; Egg cholesterol; Egg traits; Egg yolk fatty acid; Laying hen; Performance

Indexed keywords

NIGELLA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 69249223359     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3649     Document Type: Article

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