Investigation on the growth of coprophagy-prevented rats with supplemented vitamin B12

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 402-406

  Sukemori, S ^a,b   Kurosawa, A ^a   Ikeda, S ^a   Kurihara, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coprophagy; Growth; Rats; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COPROPHAGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COPROPHAGIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VITAMIN B 12; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33748355615     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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