Effect of replacement of barley grains by wasted bread crumbs or rejected dates on growth performance and carcass traits of growing rabbits

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 635-641

  Al Shami, S A ^a   Mohammed, T A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Growth performance; Rabbits; Rejected dates; Wasted bread crumbs

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BODY GROWTH; BREAD; CALORIC INTAKE; CARCASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RABBIT MEAT; WEIGHT CHANGE;

HORDEUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 64049088671     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.635.641     Document Type: Article

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