Effect of ascorbic acid on performance, mortality, digestibility of nutrients and quality of meat of rabbits housed at 25°C (short communication)

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-157

  Skřivanov Á, Věra ^a   Marounek, Milan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Ascorbic acid; Mortality; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040562594     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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