ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Yield, proximate and fatty acids composition of white and dark meats and whole carcasses were determined in spent hens fed flax or canola seeds, fish meal and a control diet. Live weights and percent carcass cut-up yield were not affected by the diets fed. However, hens fed flax seed diets contained significantly (P〈 0.05) lower levels of cholesterol in the dark meat than the control group. The inclusion of oil seeds, in particular flax seeds in the hens diet, enriched the meats with omega-3 fatty acids (C18:3ω〉3; C20:5ω3; C22:5ω3). Omega-3 fatty acids enriched poultry meats from spent hens could be useful in the development of “health oriented” further processed poultry products.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1992.tb05489.x
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