Effects of dietary energy level and source on foetal development and energy balance in concurrently pregnant and lactating primiparous rabbit does

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 615-620

  Fortun Lamothe, L ^a   Lebas, F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary fat; Energy intake; Foetal growth; Milk production; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030170604     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015174     Document Type: Article

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