Prediction of the nutritional value of European compound feeds for rabbits by chemical components and in vitro analysis

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 283-294

  Villamide, M J ^a   Carabano R ^a   Maertens, L ^b   Pascual, J ^c   Gidenne, T ^d,e   Falcao E Cunha, L ^f   Xiccato, G ^g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; In vitro digestibility; Nutritional value; Prediction; Rabbit feeds

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 63749092088     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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