Effect of pre-weaning solid feed and milk intake on caecal content characteristics and performance of rabbits around weaning

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-101

  Nizza, Antonino ^a,b   Stanco, Giampiero ^a   Di Meo, Carmelo ^a   Marongiu, Maria Laura ^a   Taranto, Sylvie ^a   Cutrignelli, Monica Isabella ^a   Juliano, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caecal fermentation; Feed intake; Performance; Rabbits; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141472944     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2002.95     Document Type: Article

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