Determination of apparent digestibility coefficients in 6-, 12- and 18-week-old ostriches

British Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 518-520

  Nizza, A ^a   Di Meo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; METABOLISM; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; LIGNIN; LINEAR MODELS; POACEAE; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0034264055     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713654966     Document Type: Article

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