Effects of the Time of the Switch from an Unsaturated (Sunflower Oil) to a Saturated (Tallow) Dietary Fat Source on Performance and Carcass Fatty Acid Profile of Broiler Chickens

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Ahmadi ¹ , Y. Mohammadi ² , H. Darmani Kuhi ³ , Y. Yousefi ⁴

1 - Department of Animal Science, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran
3 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2012-09-03 Accepted : 2012-12-31 Published : 2013-09-01

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