Alternative methodologies to estimate ingestion of caecotrophes in growing rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Belenguer, A ^a   Balcells, J ^a   Fondevila, M ^a   Abecia, L ^a   Solanas, E ^a  

^a Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

15N lysine; Caecotrophy; Purine derivatives; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 41449113972     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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