Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion on commercial rabbit farms: Calculations based on the input-output balance

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-16

  Maertens, L ^a   Cavani, C ^b   Petracci, M ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Excretion; Farm; Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33645795051     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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