Changing dietary n-6:n-3 ratio using different oil sources affects performance, behavior, cytokines mRNA expression and meat fatty acid profile of broiler chickens
Typical formulated broiler diets are deficient in n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) due to widening n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio which could greatly affect performance, immune system of birds and, more importantly, meat quality. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of modifying dietary n-6:n-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2018-03-01
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Series: | Animal Nutrition |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565451730080X |