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Use of flaxseed in poultry feeds to meet the human need for n-3 fatty acids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2017

M.H. BEHESHTI MOGHADAM  and
G. CHERIAN
M.H. BEHESHTI MOGHADAM
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, 97331
G. CHERIAN*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, 97331
*
Corresponding author: Gita.Cherian@oregonstate.edu
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Abstract

Health benefits of fatty acids (FA) of the n-3 family have been well documented. The current consumption of n-3 FA by humans is below the recommended intake in Western countries. There are two sources of n-3 FA: α-linolenic acid (18-3 n-3, ALA) from terrestrial sources and long chain 20 and 22 carbon n-3 FA from marine oils. There is an increased interest in developing food products such as eggs and meat enriched with n-3 FA to meet the human requirement. In this context, poultry food lipids are a highly targeted and well-researched food item. Among the different feed sources, flaxseed, owing to its high fat (~40-42%) and ALA (>50%) contents along with other nutritional properties (e.g., metabolisable energy, protein content), is the most common feed ingredient explored for n-3 FA enrichment. This review attempts to bring together the use of flaxseeds in poultry feeds and its role in meeting the human requirements of n-3 FA through n-3 FA enriched foods. The antinutritional factors (ANF) present in flaxseeds and ways to mitigate the negative effects of ANF in poultry feeding are also included.

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flaxseedn-3 fatty acideggspoultryantinutritional factor
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 73 , Issue 4 , December 2017 , pp. 803 - 812
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2017 

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