The effects of increasing levels of roughage on coefficients of nutrient digestibility in the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 151-157

  Nogueira Filho, Sérgio Luiz Gama ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collared peccary; Dietary fibre; Digestibility; Digestive efficiency; Tayassu tajacu

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344371485     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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