Effects of fibre level and dietary mannanoligosaccharides on digestibility, caecal volatile fatty acids and performances of growing rabbits

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 288-300

  Pinheiro, V ^a   Guedes, C M ^a   Outor Monteiro, D ^b   Mourao J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fibre; Growth; Mannanoligosaccharides; Rabbits; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58049192583     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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