Consequences of reduced fibre intake on digestion, rate of passage and caecal microbial activity in the young rabbit

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-363

  Bellier, R ^a   Gidenne, T ^a  

^a Station de Recherches Cunicoles   (France)

Author keywords

Caecal fermentation; Dietary fibre; Rabbit; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CECUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029917739     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960139     Document Type: Article

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