Prediction of rabbit caecal fermentation characteristics from faeces by in vitro gas production technique: Roughages

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 260-271

  Bovera, F ^a   Calabro S ^a   Cutrignelli, M I ^a   Infascelli, F ^a   Piccolo, G ^a   Nizza, S ^a   Tudisco, R ^a   Nizza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caecal content; Faeces; In vitro gas production technique; Rabbit; Roughages

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FERMENTATION; GAS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RABBIT;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CECUM; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FERMENTATION; GASES; KINETICS; RABBITS;

HYLA; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA;

EID: 43449094337     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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