Effects of dietary taurine on egg production, egg quality and cholesterol levels in Japanese quail

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2660-2663

  Wang, Fu Rong ^a,b   Dong, Xiao Fang ^b,c   Zhang, Xiao Ming ^a   Tong, Jian Ming ^a,b   Xie, Zhong Guo ^a   Zhang, Qi ^b  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Agricultural S and T Achievement Transfer Fund Program (2007 GB23260400)   (China)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Egg quality; Performance; Quail; Taurine

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG; EGG YOLK; METABOLISM; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; COTURNIX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG YOLK; EGGS; TAURINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 78349267984     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4136     Document Type: Article

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