Carcass and meat quality of rabbits given diets having a high level of vegetable or animal fat

Animal Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-303

  Pla, M ^a   Cervera, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Dietary fat; Meat quality; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031256278     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800016611     Document Type: Article

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