The enrichment of chicken meat with omega-3 fatty acids by dietary fish oil or its mixture with rapeseed or flaxseed—Effect of feeding duration: Dietary fish oil, flaxseed, and rapeseed and n-3 enriched broiler meat
Meat from chickens fed fish oil and flaxseed or rapeseed is “n-3 enriched”. A 3-wk feeding period is needed to effectively enrich chicken meat with EPA and DHA. n-3 enriched meat may be a greater source of LC-PUFA than a lean fish meal. Chicken meat can effectively deliver LC-PUFA to humans.