Effect of neutral detergent soluble fibre on digestion, intestinal microbiota and performance in twenty five day old weaned rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 192-198

  Gómez Conde, María Soledad ^a   de Rozas, Ana Pérez ^b   Badiola, Ignacio ^b   Pérez Alba, Luis ^c   de Blas, Carlos ^a   Carabaño, Rosa ^a   García, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digestion; Growing rabbits; Intestinal microbiota; Neutral detergent soluble fibre; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GLYCINE MAX; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 68949177137     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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