Effect of MER-29 on Egg Production in the Chicken.
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 109 (1) , 218-221
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-109-27158
Abstract
Administration of MER-29 to laying hens is followed over a 2-week period by gradual replacement of 85% of the egg cholesterol by desmosterol. Accumulation of desmosterol in the egg is followed by cessation of egg production; following withdrawal of MER-29 from the diet, egg production returns to normal only after a lag phase of 12 days. This sequence of events suggests that MER-29 inhibits maturation of the ova rather than the subsequent events in egg formation.Keywords
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