The traceability of animal meals in layer diets as detected by stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of eggs

The aim of this study was to trace the inclusion of animal meals in layer diets by analyzing eggs and their fractions (yolk and albumen) using the technique of carbon and nitrogen isotopes. Two-hundred and eighty-eight (288) 73-week-old Shaver White layers, never fed animal ingredients, were randoml...

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Main Authors: JC Denadai, C Ducatti, JR Sartori, AC Pezzato, C Móri, R Gottmann, MAO Mituo, AM Bordinhon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
13C
15N
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000300010