Comparison among methods of nutritional evaluation of dietary ingredients for rabbits

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 195-207

  Villamide, M J ^a   Garcia J ^a   Cervera, C ^b   Blas, E ^b   Maertens, L ^c   Perez, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Evaluation methods; Ingredients; Nutritive value; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0141504274     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00177-9     Document Type: Article

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