Adaptability of the digestive function according to age at weaning in the rabbit: II. Effect on nutrient digestion in the small intestine and in the whole digestive tract

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 536-547

  Gallois, M ^a,b   Fortun Lamothe, L ^a,b   Michelan, A ^a,b   Gidenne, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Feed intake; Ileal flow; Rabbit; Weaning age

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 41849083760     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108001730     Document Type: Article

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