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A LARGE number of experiments have been carried out to show that the concentration of riboflavin in the egg of the domestic fowl is directly related to the dietary level1–3, and Common et al.4 have shown that a considerable increase occurs in the serum riboflavin of the hen at the onset of laying. However, the relationship of the concentration of riboflavin in the blood serum of the laying hen to riboflavin intake does not appear to have been investigated.
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BROWN, W. Effect of Diet on the Serum Riboflavin of the Laying Hen. Nature 169, 454–455 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169454b0
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