Effect of a reduction of dietary particle size by substituting a mixture of fibrous by-products for lucerne hay on performance and digestion of growing rabbits and lactating does

Livestock Science

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 242-250

  Nicodemus, N ^a   Garcia J ^a   Carabano R ^a   De Blas, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digestion; Growth; Lactation; Particle size; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 33645859038     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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