Recommendations and guidelines for applied nutrition experiments in rabbits

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-228

  Fernandez Carmona J ^a   Blas, E ^a   Pascual, J J ^a   Maertens, L ^b   Gidenne, T ^c   Xiccato, G ^d   Garcia, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

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

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth; Guidelines; Nutrition; Rabbit; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746376682     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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