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Trimethylamine deposition in the egg yolk from laying hens with different FMO3 genotypes.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2013
Wang J, Wu S G, Zhang H J, Yue H Y, Xu L, Ji F, Xu L, Qi G H
Abstract excerpt
The A/T polymorphism at position nt 1,034 of the chicken FMO3 cDNA sequence is associated with elevated levels of trimethylamine (TMA) in the egg yolk, which is responsible for the fishy egg flavor. This study was aimed to investigate yolk TMA deposition in eggs from different FMO3 genotype (AA, AT, TT) laying hens fed a high level of choline, and the relationship between egg yolk TMA contents and yolk...
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