Adaptability of the digestive function according to age at weaning in the rabbit: I. Effect on feed intake and digestive functionality

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-535

  Gallois, M ^a,b   Le Huerou Luron I ^c   Fortun Lamothe, L ^a,b   Lalles J P ^c   Gidenne, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Digestive maturation; Intestinal enzyme; Microbial activity; Rabbit; Weaning age

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 41849116500     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108001729     Document Type: Article

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