IN vitro analysis, an accurate tool to estimate dry matter digestibility in rabbits. intra- and inter-laboratory variability

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-203

  Carabano R ^a   Nicodemus, N ^a   Garcia J ^a   Xiccato, G ^b   Trocino, A ^b   Pascual, J J ^c   Falcao e Cunha, L ^d   Maertens, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

In vitro dry matter digestibility; Rabbit; Reliability; Repeatability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58849154090     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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