Effect on digestion and performance of dietary protein content and of increased substitution of lucerne hay with soya-bean protein concentrate in starter diets for young rabbits

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-659

  Chamorro, S ^a   Gomez Conde M S ^a   Perez De Rozas A M ^b   Badiola, I ^b   Carabano R ^a   De Blas, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Microbial flora; Protein intake; Protein sources; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTINE; PROLINE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; HAY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34249098052     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107708273     Document Type: Article

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