Effects of dietary neutral detergent fibre on production performance, nutrient utilization, caecum fermentation and fibrolytic activity in 2- to 3-month-old New Zealand rabbits

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 467-473

  Tao, Z Y ^a   Li, F C ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caecum fermentation; Fibrolytic activity; Growth performance; Neutral detergent fibre; New Zealand rabbit; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CECUM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; NITROGEN; ORGAN SIZE; RABBITS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750578598     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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