Poultry meat and eggs comprising beneficial fatty acids
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsGary F. Hartnell, Virginia M. Ursin
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for improved poultry products and methods of producing such poultry products by incorporating healthy lipids containing stearidonic acid into animal feed products. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides methods for producing said products. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a poultry animal may be fed feed comprising a transgenic plant product. In other embodiments of the disclosure, poultry white meat and dark meat products comprising SDA, EPA, DPA, and DHA are disclosed. In further embodiments of the disclosure, poultry eggs comprising SDA, EPA, DHA, and DPA are disclosed.
Claims20
A method of feeding a poultry animal comprising administering poultry feed to said animal, the poultry feed comprising
- a. stearidonic acid (SDA);
- b. gamma linolenic acid (GLA);
- and
- c. additional feed components;
- wherein said poultry feed comprises at least about 0.5 wt. % SDA and at least about 0.1 wt. % GLA.
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