Nutritive value of dehydrated whole maize plant and its effect on performance and carcass characteristics of rabbits

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Martinez M ^a   Biglia, S ^b   Moya, V J ^b   Blas, E ^b   Cervera, C ^b  

^a Universidad Tecnologica del Choco   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Digestibility; Growth performance; Maize plant; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746342113     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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