The use of internal markers to determine metabolizable energy and digestibility of diets in the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-181

  Sales, J ^a   De Schutter, L ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING; HABIT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PARROT; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AVES; ERITHACUS; FRAXINUS; HELIANTHUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 3142679545     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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