Elimination of "fishy" taint in eggs from hens fed diets containing canola meal
- Organisation Poultry Research and Development Centre, Department of Primary Industries Queensland
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- Researchers R. Perez-Maldonado and T. Treloar
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Elimination of "fishy" taint in eggs from hens fed diets containing canola meal
When fed canola meal, the presence of a compound called sinapine in the meal often causes hens to lay eggs with a fishy taint.This study aims to identify the exact levels of sinapine that cause this, and to eliminate the phenomenon.
When fed canola meal, the presence of a compound called sinapine in the meal often causes hens to lay eggs with a fishy taint. This study aims to identify the exact levels of sinapine that cause this, and to eliminate the phenomenon.