Studies in fat metabolism in the fowl

Abstract

THE study of the formation and utilisation of fat in the fowl is of fundamental interest, since our knowledge of these processes in the bird is very meagre, investigations of fat metabolism having been so far carried out almost ex- clusively on mammals. With a view to eliciting information along these lines it was decided to investigate two problems which presented themselves as being of primary importance to the poultry industry. (1) The approximate com- position of the mixed fatty acids of the normal egg and the extent to which this may be modified by the inclusion of fat in the ration. (2) The influence of ingested fat on the composition of the depot fat. The latter investigation is of a preliminary nature.