Review. New trends in rabbit feeding: Influence of nutrition on intestinal health

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 15-25

  Carabano R ^a   Badiola, I ^b   Chamorro, S ^a   Garcia J ^a   Garcia Ruiz A I ^c   Garcia Rebollar P ^a   Gomez Conde M S ^a,d   Gutierrez I ^a,e   Nicodemus, N ^a   Villamide, M J ^a   De Blas, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Nutreco Poultry and Rabbit Research Centre   (Spain)

^d Ibérica de Nutrición Animal   (Spain)

^e Camposotillos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibre; Gut barrier function; Protein; Weaning; Young rabbits

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EIMERIA; HELICOBACTER; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 49849103472     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/200806s1-5346     Document Type: Review

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