Effect of dietary bacterial protein or L-tryptophan supplementation on welfare and growth performance in silver fox

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-102

  Schøyen, Hilde Faaland ^a   Rouvinen Watt, Kirsti ^b   Höglund, Erik ^a   Peter Stone, K ^b   Skrede, Anders ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre of Excellence   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacterial protein meal; Performance; Serotonin; Silver fox; Tryptophan; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 34249715190     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A06-031     Document Type: Article

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