Apparent nutrient digestibility and excreta quality in African grey parrots fed two pelleted diets based on coarsely or finely ground ingredients

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 210-216

  Kalmar, I D ^a   Werquin, G ^b   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Versele Laga Ltd   (Belgium)

Author keywords

African grey parrot; Digestibility; Excreta consistency; Nutrition; Particle size; Pellets; Psittacine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARROT; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARROTS; PARTICLE SIZE;

PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 34248575615     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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