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Maternal diet and essential fatty acid metabolism in progeny chickens

Creator:

Bullock, Cheri Jean

Abstract:

During the 21 day incubation period, the fertile egg provides nutrients such as fatty acids for energy and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for membrane synthesis to the developing chick. The hypothesis tested in the present study is that the type of PUFA fed to the breeder hen can alter tissue...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis