Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 159-162

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281020159

The effect of linseed oil supplementation of the diet on the content of fatty acids in the egg yolk

Petra Hudečková1, Lucie Rusníková1, Eva Straková1, Pavel Suchý1, Petr Marada2, Miroslav Macháček1

1Department of Nutrition, Animal Husbandry and Animal Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic
2Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

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