Fighting Fat With Fat: n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Adipose Deposition in Broiler Chickens

Modern broiler chickens are incredibly efficient, but they accumulate more adipose tissue than is physiologically necessary due to inadvertent consequences of selection for rapid growth. Accumulation of excess adipose tissue wastes feed in birds raised for market, and it compromises well-being in br...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minjeong Kim, Brynn H. Voy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
DHA
EPA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.755317/full