Performance of suckling rabbits fed a low fibre concentrate

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1421-1424

  Piccolo, Giovanni ^a   Bovera, Fulvia ^a   Di Meo, Carmelo ^a   Gazaneo, Maria Pia ^a   Nizza, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low Fibre Concentrate; Solid Feed Intake; Weaning Rabbit

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 26844438872     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.1421     Document Type: Article

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