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Degree of Saturation and Free Fatty Acid Content of Fats Determine Dietary Preferences in Laying Hens

Published: July 6, 2021

Summary

1. Introduction Taste perception influences feed intake guiding nutrient choices [1,2]. It has been widely assumed that the sense of taste in avian species is not as accurate as in mammals, as they have fewer taste buds [3]. However, the ratio of taste buds to oral cavity volume in birds appears to be higher than in most mammals [4]. Recent behavioural and genomic studies have found that birds...

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