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| Author | Search for: Ajuyah, A. O.; Search for: Wang, Y.; Search for: Cherian, G.; Search for: Sunwoo, H.; Search for: Sim, J. S. |
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Australia Poultry Science Symposium 15, 2003 |
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| Abstract | The effects of different maternal dietary ω-3 fatty acids on hatchability and post-hatch development of the broiler chickens were investigated. Incubated eggs were Low (Lω3), Medium (Mω3) or High (Hω3) in ω-3 fatty acids. The eggs were produced by feeding broiler breeder hens with a wheat-soybean meal diet containing (g/kg) 50 g of sunflower oil (Lω3); 25 g sunflower oil + 25 g fish oil (Mω3); or 50 g fish oil (Hω3). Hens fed the Mω3 diet had highest (P<0.05) fertility and hatchability values 78.26 and 65.35% compared to 69.01 and 47.18% for the Hω3 fed group. However, hens fed the Lω3 diets produced eggs that were significantly (P<0.01) larger than eggs from the Mω3 and Hω3 fed group. Consequently, the day-old chick live-weight were significantly different (P<0.01) with chicks hatched from the Lω3 > Mω3 > Hω3 fed groups. Best performance was obtained from the Mω3 fed group, which might indicate an optimum level of ω-3 for hatchability and growth. |
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| Publication date | 2003 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NRC publication | This is a non-NRC publication"Non-NRC publications" are publications authored by NRC employees prior to their employment by NRC. |
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| NPARC number | 23001750 |
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| Record identifier | c8fe79df-3ae1-48f4-a1ff-2d23f8cf16c4 |
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| Record created | 2017-03-28 |
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| Record modified | 2020-05-30 |
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