Effect of substitution of a soybean hull and grape seed meal mixture for traditional fiber sources on digestion and performance of growing rabbits and lactating does

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-187

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

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defatted grape seed meal; Digestion; Growth; Lactation; Rabbit; Soybean hull

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITACEAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; RABBITS; SEEDS; SOYBEANS; VITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34247516132     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-365     Document Type: Article

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