Lipid composition, fatty acid profiles, and lipid-soluble antioxidants of eggs of the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri)

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1008.abs The major lipid classes, their fatty acid profiles, and the amounts of the lipid-soluble components, vitamin E, vitamin A, and carotenoids, were determined for egg yolks of the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) with the aim of identifying any features that may potentially impair the adaptation of this endangered species to deteriorations in […]