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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jesus Ruben Abril, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Martek Biosciences Corporation, Columbia, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for improving the flavor, tenderness and/or consumer acceptability of the meat of domestic fowl. The method includes feeding low levels of long chain omega-3 and/or omega-6 HUFAs to the fowl, preferably during the later stages of the production cycle. The method can also result in improved nutrition value in the meat of the fowl.