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The use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) in the prediction of chemical composition of freeze-dried egg yolk and discrimination between different n-3 PUFA feeding sources

  • I Andrighetto
  • , P Berzaghi
  • , A Dalle Zotte
  • , L-M Jansson

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    The study evaluated near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict the physicochemical composition of freeze-dried egg yolk samples from laying hens fed with four different diets. Beside the control (C), the other three diets were enriched with different sources of n - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA): marine origin (NF), extruded linseed (EL) and ground linseed (GL). Furthermore, NIRS was used to classify the yolks according to hens' feeding regime. Samples were analyzed chemically and scanned in reflectance mode between 1100 and 2498 nm of the near-infrared region.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)108-121
    Number of pages14
    JournalAnimal Feed Science and Technology
    Volume128
    Issue number45659
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • NIRS
    • laying hen
    • egg yolk
    • dietary n-3 PUFA
    • chemical composition

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