Requirement of crude protein for maintenance in a new strain of laboratory rabbit

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Lv, Jian Min ^a,b   Chen, Min li ^b   Qian, Li Chun ^a   Ying, Hua Zhong ^b   Liu, Jian Xin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Nitrogen balance; Rabbit; Requirement for maintenance

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 67349126576     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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