Prediction of the energy value of rabbit feeds varying widely in fibre content

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-75

  Fernandez Carmona J ^a   Cervera, C ^a   Blas, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Energy; Fibre; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HELIANTHUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 13544256562     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01041-3     Document Type: Article

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