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Dietary unsaturated fatty acids affect antibody responses and growth of chickens divergently selected for humoral responses to sheep red blood cells.
Poultry science - 1 Aug 1997
Parmentier H K, Nieuwland M G, Barwegen M W, Kwakkel R P, Schrama J W
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The effect of linoleic and linolenic acid on antibody (Ab) responses to SRBC and BSA and on growth performance were studied in pullets of three genetically different laying lines. Pullets were fed one of three diets: a control diet, a linoleic acid-enriched diet, or a linolenic acid enriched-diet. The linoleic and linolenic acid enriched-diets were the control diet enriched with either sunflower oil or linseed...
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