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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Main Authors: Doaa Ibrahim, Rania El-Sayed, Safaa I. Khater, Enas N. Said, Shefaa A.M. El-Mandrawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565451730080X