Designer eggs: A future prospective

Asian Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 97-100

  Mahima, ^a   Verma, Amit Kumar ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a   Rahal, Anu ^a  

^a Vigyan Vishvidhyalaya Ewam Go Anusandhan Sansthan ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Designer egg; Fatty acids; Human health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871462919     PISSN: 18193609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajpsaj.2012.97.100     Document Type: Article

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