Fatty Acid Profile of Japanese Quail Egg Yolk Supplemented with African Leaf Juice (Vernonia amygdalina) in Drinking Water

Modification of egg yolk fatty acids profile by using different oil sources

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary oil sources supplementation on laying hens’ performance and fatty acids profile of egg yolks. Seventy-two 23-week-old laying hens (Tetra-SL) divided into six experimental diets (four replicates and three birds per replication) in a completely randomized design for nine weeks. Experimental diets were included: 1) control (no oi...

Antiplasmodial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities of ethanol extract of Vernonia amygdalina del. Leaf in Swiss mice

Objective: Vernonia amygdalina (V.  amygdalina) leaf is locally employed in the Southern region of Nigeria in the treatment of malari a infection. This study evaluated the in vivo antiplasmodial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory effect of ethanol extract of V.  amygdalina leaf. Materials and Methods: The active principles of the dried leaf were extracted with ethanol. For quality validation, ch...

Egg yolk fatty acid profile of avian species--influence on human nutrition.

Lipids are an important nutritional component of the avian egg. A review of the literature was completed to determine the fatty acid compositions in egg yolk from some avian species. Additionally, the nutritional influence of lipid and lipoprotein content on the plasma of male participants during 30-day feeding was discussed. The ostrich eggs had the highest unsaturated fatty acid and the lowes...

Effect of Dietary Betaine and Folic Acid Supplementation on Performance, Egg Folate Content and Egg Production of Japanese Quail

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of different betaine (BET) (0.0, 0.5 or 1.0 g/kg) and folic acid (FA) (0.0, 4.0 or 8.0 mg/kg) levels on performance, egg FA concentration and egg production of laying quails using 288 forty-two day-old Japanese quail in a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatment based on randomized complete design. The results showed that none of the performance ...

Effects of Dietary Fats on Reproductive Performance, Egg Quality, Fatty Acid Composition of Tissue and Yolk and Prostaglandin Levels of Embryonic Tissues in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)